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Posted by JohnS on July 22, 2002 at 03:39:41:
In Reply to: 50 rolls of film: what to do? posted by Brian on July 21, 2002 at 20:27:46:
I live near Clark Color Labs and take my film there (Beltsville, MD). They do a decent job most of the time, but no place is failsafe.
I've had success with Mystic Color Lab. The only problem there is that you don't have the option of single prints, at a cheaper price, unless you are able to negotiate an agreement based on your volume of film. They do offer 3x5 prints that allows you to economize a bit. (Editor's Note: Mystic Color Labs ceased to exist in January 2003. The name was purchased by District Photo, parent of Clark Color Labs.)
You can get mailers to have your film developed by Kodak (available at B&H Photo or on eBay)--again usually OK, but not perfect all the time. They use Duralife Kodak paper which is thicker than the other places mentioned above, but that seems to be the only major difference to me--printed results can be inconsistent, at times.
You could try Walmart or Walgreens, but they are only as good as the people working there, which varies a lot.
Don't send or take all the photos to one place at one time. You need to find out who will do the best job for you. Even if the processor you choose makes a mistake they will go to great lengths to deny it. Mystic is the only place I have encountered that actually admitted to making a mistake in processing, without my inquiries, and compensated with a free roll of film and free processing for it. Kodak sends little notes telling you there is something wrong with your camera(s).
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