Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, I have had good luck with Priority Mail, but have not tried to ship film. I suspect that the bulk of a roll of film will prevent the envelope from passing through the postal scanning machines, while normal envelopes are rather flat. You might try small boxes, which would probably have to be handled by hand. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Shulman" <jshul@comcast.net> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 11:03 AM Subject: [Leica] US Pestulance (Postal) Service > One of the more recent frustrating aspects of an unhealthy attachment to > film photography has nothing to do with the rising price of film or the > delay between image capture and image viewing: it's the US Postal Service. > > Over the past few months I've had unconscionable delays (and on one > occasion, as loss) in film shipments, both to and from labs. These have > included: ruptured envelopes (using the USPS's envelopes provided for > Priority Mail), delays of up to a month, and in one case film just MIA > (fortunately it was a test roll of a new camera and lens, so nothing > monumental was lost--if you could consider anything I shoot to be > monumental.) In almost all cases I've double-wrapped my film--the film > goes > into one USPS envelope, and that envelope into a larger one. All is > Tyvek-encased, taped to a fare-thee-well, and yet still moves with the > speed > of Lincoln's funeral cortege at a premium rate. > > The strange part is that I've just started having this problem during the > past few months. For years I sent film zipping back and forth across the > country at lightning speed, without complications. > > For those few remaining analog fans, has anyone else experienced similar > recent problems? > > Jim Shulman > Bryn Mawr, PA > Whose tacky 8mm color movies of the Mermaid Parade finally made it to the > lab after a SIX DAY JOURNEY AT PRIORITY MAIL RATES. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >