Thanks scott What awesome information, I'll definitely look around where I am for a local store, although it seems like a doubtful situation. Have you ever tried sending your film out to online developing/scanning services?
rg2 On 8/21/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rebekah wrote: > > Hey all > > > > Been reading but not talking for a while, but surprise! I'm still > > here. Pug this month was awesome, some of those pictures were > > beautiful and it's always neat to see what people find interesting > > enough to photograph. Anyways, I'm sure this has already been asked, > > but I didn't see it in the archives: > > > > > > Aside from doing it myself, where's the best place to develop film? > > What about film scanning, any recommendations? It seems like the > > photo cd's I've been getting with my pictures are about the same > > quality as the crummy photos I snap with my phone. > > > > > > Thanks in advance guys :o) > > > > rg2 > > > > > Sounds like you need to find a lab with some scanning options. I've had > horrible luck with most of the lower cost (in house) mini-labs, like > Wal-Mart, Target, etc. First Look Photo in Hagerstown, MD did a > wonderful job and offered several resolution options with scanning. > After moving to Harrisburg and trying a few independent shops I gave > up. They all offered "hi-res" scans, but they weren't much better than > Wally World. In my limited experience it's hit or miss. And if you > find a good one, hope they don't close their doors next week. > > You really might be better off getting yourself a dedicated 35mm film > scanner and doing it yourself. > > As far as processing goes, if you can't find a decent local lab, you > might try the send-out service through Wal-mart. It goes to a Fuji > lab. More often than not the results have been pretty good, and > significantly better than the one hour service in the store. > > HTH. > > -- > Scott Loveless > http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
