[Leica] Re:Walgreens or Wal-Mart for C-41?

[leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)]

Good chemistry and "Dime Store" go together like Pepsi and Coke.

One Walgreens could do execellent work while the one 6 blocks down could do
terrible work. Depends on how often stabilzier is changed, how often control
strips are done, and how well the employee knows the machine. Kind of like
giving your camera to a TSA agent at the X-Ray machine, they both may
getting minimum wage.

Dip and Dunk labs are the best for processing negatives, though you'll have
to find a good pro lab for that.

Also depends on the film too. Some films are thinner and prone to scratches.
Your Fuji 800 you take to Walgreens/Walmart may come out great while your
XP2 is scratched all over. XP2 is very thin and can easily scratch in a
standard C-41 minilab.

Chris



----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Ries" Subject: [Leica] Walgreens or Wal-Mart for C-41?


    I want a local lab to process and print C-41. I will archive the negs
for later use so I want good chemistry. Any input which "dime store" labs
are doing the best all around working the US?. I have been trolling the
archives of various sites and Walgreens seems to be a favorite but I would
like to hear what the current views are.

    Many thanks,
    Steve