[rollei_list] Re: OT sort of: Mail Order Film Processing

Gents,
Walmart does a good job with both C41 and E6 medium format.
A 120 roll, developed and printed small size costs about $1.30 but  
turnaround is two to three weeks.
E6 processing, 120 or 220 costs about $7 per and is delivered uncut  and 
rolled in a cardboard sleeve.
 
A recent roll of 6X9 on 120 came back with two negs printed emulsion  side up 
but the color is magnificent.  Intent is to eventually scan  and print some 
of these at home but the price is impossible to beat.
Have considered buying a liquid E6 developing kit from Freestyle but the  end 
cost seems about the same right now.  I'd love to see a 4X5  transparency 
someday so a home developing kit is in the future here.
 
I've actually had better luck getting decent, accurately focused prints on  
medium format than 35mm using Walmart lately.  Reminds me how difficult it  was 
to get 110 film properly done back in the day...  the prints were  always 
fuzzy due to indifferent printing...  Home reprints on B&W  paper were tack 
sharp 
within reasonable size.
Health, Peace
Lance
Selma, NC 27576
 
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In a message dated 10/22/2008 5:56:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
robertmeier@xxxxxxxxx writes:

Rob,
 
Is there a Walmart nearby?    They  process 120 film, sending it to Fujilabs. 
  They do a good job at  very low prices.
 
Bob
 

----- Original Message ----- 
From:  _Robert Lilley_ (mailto:54moggie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)  
To: _rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)  
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 9:52  AM
Subject: [rollei_list] OT sort of: Mail  Order Film Processing



Hi, 
The last camera  store with 120 film processing within reasonable distance 
just went out of  business.  So now I need to send out for processing all my 
color  film.  I am not a professional and rarely have used custom color  labs.  
Can anyone recommend a lab on the east coast that makes this  easy?  Are there 
mail order envelopes specifically designed for  this? 
I am also looking  for a supply of light tight film holders to send out 4x5 
inch and 9x12cm  sheet film.  Fugi and Kodak have ‘quick loader’ films 
available (only  4x5) that have their own light tight holders but they are 
expensive 
to  use.  I am tired of scrounging around for light tight film bags in old  
film boxes.  I have not been able to find a ready supply even on the  internet 
such that I could pop one or two sheets into a holder and send it  out. 
I think a good  color lab would do well to make the mail order process easy 
for their  customers by supplying envelopes, light tight film holders,  etc. 
Thanks! 
Rob   



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