Good Mail Order Processor for 120?

[Ext User(Stewart)]

Hi,

I've looked in the archive and haven't seen a recent thread on this
subject. I live in Canberra and have finally given up on the lab that is
used by several of the local camera shops for E6 processing. Scratches,
smears, cutting off the edge of images rather than between them, you
name it. Once they even punched a hole in an exposed frame!

So I'm interested in knowing whether there is a good mail order lab that
can handle E6 processing of 120 and 35mm, can follow instructions,
push/pull if required, and most of all, produces consistently good
results. Obviously Sydney or Melbourne would be best.

I mainly shoot Velvia, if that makes a difference.

Stewart

[Ext User(Norman)]

Check out www.nulab.com.au

They are a very professional and excellent quality photo lab.

I used to deal with them for over 25 years and was always very happy with
their service.

Regards,

Norman



"Stewart" <bogus@bogus.bogus> wrote in message
news:42fe7285$1@mail.netspeed.com.au...
> Hi,
>
> I've looked in the archive and haven't seen a recent thread on this
> subject. I live in Canberra and have finally given up on the lab that is
> used by several of the local camera shops for E6 processing. Scratches,
> smears, cutting off the edge of images rather than between them, you name
> it. Once they even punched a hole in an exposed frame!
>
> So I'm interested in knowing whether there is a good mail order lab that
> can handle E6 processing of 120 and 35mm, can follow instructions,
> push/pull if required, and most of all, produces consistently good
> results. Obviously Sydney or Melbourne would be best.
>
> I mainly shoot Velvia, if that makes a difference.
>
> Stewart

[Ext User(DJ!)]

On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 08:17:52 +1000, Stewart <bogus@bogus.bogus> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I've looked in the archive and haven't seen a recent thread on this
>subject. I live in Canberra and have finally given up on the lab that is
>used by several of the local camera shops for E6 processing. Scratches,
>smears, cutting off the edge of images rather than between them, you
>name it. Once they even punched a hole in an exposed frame!
>
>So I'm interested in knowing whether there is a good mail order lab that
>can handle E6 processing of 120 and 35mm, can follow instructions,
>push/pull if required, and most of all, produces consistently good
>results. Obviously Sydney or Melbourne would be best.

http://www.visiongraphics.com.au is fantastic. Service is second to
none and they actually have a team of dedicated E6 processors who know
120mm back-to-front and inside-out.

(No - I'm not connected to them in any way, shape or form. Just a very
satisfied customer who's used them before)

DJ! - OzDJ
OzDJ@clubduh.com
http://phlog.net/user/OzDJ

[Ext User([BnH])]

2nd that.
Price is not cheap, but you get what you want.

=bob=

"DJ!" <OzDJ@clubduh.com> wrote in message
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>
> http://www.visiongraphics.com.au is fantastic. Service is second to
> none and they actually have a team of dedicated E6 processors who know
> 120mm back-to-front and inside-out.
>
> (No - I'm not connected to them in any way, shape or form. Just a very
> satisfied customer who's used them before)

[Ext User(Rob)]

[BnH] wrote:
> 2nd that.
> Price is not cheap, but you get what you want.
>
> =bob=
>
> "DJ!" <OzDJ@clubduh.com> wrote in message
> news:lj1tf1hucseicslojkbp1fn759j4eeqpu6@4ax.com...
>
>
>>http://www.visiongraphics.com.au is fantastic. Service is second to
>>none and they actually have a team of dedicated E6 processors who know
>>120mm back-to-front and inside-out.
>>
>>(No - I'm not connected to them in any way, shape or form. Just a very
>>satisfied customer who's used them before)
>
>
>


Your comment "not cheap" is a bit unfair. Have you worked out just how
much chemical cost is to process a roll of film - its the same
replenishment for 120 and 135-36.

You factor in there costs and see what it comes to then.


rm

[Ext User(Justin Thyme)]

"Stewart" <bogus@bogus.bogus> wrote in message
news:42fe7285$1@mail.netspeed.com.au...
> Hi,
>
> I've looked in the archive and haven't seen a recent thread on this
> subject. I live in Canberra and have finally given up on the lab that is
> used by several of the local camera shops for E6 processing. Scratches,
> smears, cutting off the edge of images rather than between them, you name
> it. Once they even punched a hole in an exposed frame!
While in Canberra recently, I found there are 2 places that do inhouse E6.
One is in civic, the other is in Fyshwick. The place in civic were fairly
cheap, but I did notice some of the problems you describe. I didn't try the
one in Fyshwick. They charge more, so I suspect they would probably do a
better job. I normally don't use labs though - I only used them while I was
on holidays. Normally I process myself - that way I rarely have scratches,
and it works out at a fraction of the price per roll.
>
> So I'm interested in knowing whether there is a good mail order lab that
> can handle E6 processing of 120 and 35mm, can follow instructions,
> push/pull if required, and most of all, produces consistently good
> results. Obviously Sydney or Melbourne would be best.
>
> I mainly shoot Velvia, if that makes a difference.
>
> Stewart

[Ext User([BnH])]

"Rob" <mesa@mine.com> wrote in message
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> Your comment "not cheap" is a bit unfair. Have you worked out just how
> much chemical cost is to process a roll of film - its the same
> replenishment for 120 and 135-36.
>
> You factor in there costs and see what it comes to then.
>
>
> rm

There are lots of ppl that can do the job, but none is as good as them. So
what is your point there?
The chemical cost the same, but its the expertise we are paying.
You can ask a builder for a project, all of them would finish the job but
the cost varies. So which one would you choose ?

=bob=

[Ext User(Rob)]

[BnH] wrote:

> "Rob" <mesa@mine.com> wrote in message
> news:42fef06c$0$15516$61c65585@un-2park-reader-02.sydney.pipenetworks.com.au...
>
>
>>Your comment "not cheap" is a bit unfair. Have you worked out just how
>>much chemical cost is to process a roll of film - its the same
>>replenishment for 120 and 135-36.
>>
>>You factor in there costs and see what it comes to then.
>>
>>
>>rm
>
>
> There are lots of ppl that can do the job, but none is as good as them. So
> what is your point there?
> The chemical cost the same, but its the expertise we are paying.
> You can ask a builder for a project, all of them would finish the job but
> the cost varies. So which one would you choose ?
>
> =bob=
>
>

Its not cheap for the chemicals to process E6 to start with and when
labour and quality control added then they charge a fair price. Cheap
prices mean short cuts. All this does add up into processing costs.

What they charge is not cheap but a fair price for a quality service.

[Ext User(Poxy)]

Stewart wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've looked in the archive and haven't seen a recent thread on this
> subject. I live in Canberra and have finally given up on the lab that
> is used by several of the local camera shops for E6 processing.
> Scratches, smears, cutting off the edge of images rather than between
> them, you name it. Once they even punched a hole in an exposed frame!

Have you tried Bica?