Re: Realist developing & mounting

[P3D Ronald J Beck <rbeck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx said:
> Re: Ron Beck found stereo processing and mounting through Qualex. For 
> those not aware, Qualex is a national (or close to it) provider of 
> photo processing, serving (it seems) almost every grocery store, drug 
> store, department store, etc., around.  (Rumor has it Wal-Mart now 
> has their own labs.)  Prices will probably vary according to the 
> percentage discount applied at your particular drop off location.

> Ron, why did you have 24 stereo pairs?  Was it a 36 exposure roll 
> (usually 29 pairs) or a 24 exposure roll (usually 19 pairs)?

Well... it may be 19 pair as it was a 24 exposure roll.  I didn't actually 
count the number of slides that came back.  I was just excited that they 
came back and that it took less than 2-3 weeks!


> I found Ron's post interesting because the last time I called Qualex 
> at the 800 number listed in the Reel-3D catalog, they said "No, we do 
> *not* do stereo mounting."  I had heard at one point that Qualex and 
> Kodalux were owned by the same company.

Seems to me when I called, I used whatever 800 number was associated with 
Kodalux in the FAQ/Vendor guide.  When I asked for the address to send to, 
the person on the other end told me to address it to Qualex.  I can check 
for the number and address and get back with everyone.  I'm pretty sure I 
have it hanging on my bulletin board.

The developing envelopes at Target ARE for the delux service.  I don't 
think they offer any other type.


> The address I had been using (3131 Manor Way, Dallas)  is not one of 
> the ones printed on the mailers, but I just used it anyway and it 
> seems to work.  Once I waited about three weeks, and finally called 
> them.  They had no record of the mailer number, and figured it must 
> have got

This is the address I was given too when I called them and asked about 
stereo slide developing and mounting.  And, since 3131 Manor Way isn't too 
far from my office, I figured I'd just stop in and drop off my film.  
However, Target is much more convenient as it's on the way home, they use 
the same lab & I can pay with a credit card :-)

I also agree with George's dissertation on why personally mounting slides 
can be better than having them done in-lab, just as I firmly believe that 
developing and printing your own photos gives you a greater control over 
composition & outcome than having a lab perform the task.  I guess it's 
all in how much you want to put into it.  At this point, I don't have the 
time and materials to mount my own slides.  Besides, my son (3.5 yrs) 
wants to "help daddy" on projects like that.  And, in another year or two, 
I'll pick up some slide mounts and let him help out.  Until then though, 
both of us can enjoy the slides we've already taken all mounted and ready 
for viewing!

Now, if I could just find an inexpensive projector for Realist format :-0!

Ron

P.S. Yes George, I do know where to get a Red Button viewer and I would go 
nowhere else than Dr T's warehouse of 3D goodies!  Unfortunately at this 
point that Disney vacation I mentioned earlier seems to have drained any 
discretionary funds I may have had for such purchases!


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