[LRflex] Re: A lesson in dealing with loss - CVS stops in-store film processing in California ;-(
- From: Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 18:00:17 -0500
Wally hasn't inNatchitoches in over two years. Walgreens does, and makes pr
etty good prints from digital
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On Apr 8, 2012, at 4:56 PM, Robert Meier <robertmeier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Walmart still does 1-hour processing.
>
>
> On Apr 8, 2012, at 2:48 PM, LEICAFLEX wrote:
>
>> I used to take C-41 film processing for granted. Until yesterday.
>>
>> There were 3 CVS stores near my house that I would drop off a roll or
>> more on a whim and return in an hour or so, with developed negatives
>> and a CDROM with high enough resolution for emails to friends/family,
>> and posting on the web. In fact, almost all of my pictures posted on
>> www.travelife.com (URL forwards to LUG albums) were shot on film, then
>> sent through a local CVS for processing. London, Stone Henge, Pisa,
>> Firenze, Hangzhou, hiking trails on the SF peninsula, other local
>> scenes, etc., all these were run through the same process, and it
>> became part of my photographic lifestyle.
>>
>> The CVS employee at the photo counter told me in a sullen and
>> matter-of-fact way yesterday that inhouse processing ended in March,
>> and it now costs $9.99 plus tax for them to send of your roll to an
>> outside lab - a CDROM, prints and neg's come back to your mailbox in 7
>> to 14 days. My heart not only sank, it flew out of the window. The
>> mail order reference email is ansco.services@xxxxxxxxx on the receipt,
>> it sounds like a startup since they don't even have their own email
>> domain.....wonder if anyone has any experience with this? CVS told me
>> the chemicals for film processing is considered hazardous, and other
>> chains like Walgreens will also stop processing soon.
>>
>> The real reason for posting this thread is to document and share my
>> utter surprise, it is like my doctor telling me that I have a chronic
>> ailment that only now has symptoms that are a signal of my fast
>> approaching demise. I feel this way because of the attachment I have
>> to film.....even though 95% or more of my photography is digital these
>> days. I didn't feel this way about how LP records giving way to CD's.
>> Perhaps it is the realization that my collection of Leica bodies (SM,
>> M and R) will become museum pieces sooner rather than later. It will
>> also lower the probability of (i) me shooting film due to the
>> inconvenience, and (ii) selling film bodies (like a Leica R7) off at a
>> good price since everyone else faces the same inconvenience. I
>> understand our friends in Europe had experienced this shut down of
>> film processing outlets several years ago, and we in the US have been
>> lucky without knowing it until now.
>>
>> So I have done a bit of venting to our fellow photographers - forgive
>> me. Has anyone come across a smart and economical compromise to keep
>> shooting film without having to drive across town (or a different
>> town) to drop off and collect one's results? In other words, if mail
>> order is the only way for C-41 to survive, which service is best for
>> the buck?
>>
>> Lastly, it may be a piece of sad news for me on Easter weekend, but it
>> only makes the cross heavier that Kodak has to bear. I hope Kodak can
>> survive their restructuring, this certainly does not help.
>>
>> Eric Chan
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