P3D Re: Report on Slide Mounting Service

[Steven Berezin <sbere@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> The
> last batch I sent to Kodak Premium Processing in Dallas were a little
> better  with only a few pseudos, but took about 5 weeks. (These were at
> the lab already when I got back the *really* lousy batch I reported on a
> while back, with the upside down and backwards chips etc.) I hope that
> Kodak is paying more attention to everybody's slides, not just mine
> because I complained. It still would be nice if a more "mainstream" lab
> like Kodak would continue to provide this service, as they are more
> likely to be accessible to the casual user who does not subscribe to
> P3D.
>


When I develop a roll of Kodachrome I usually have Kodalux develop and
mount it in Dallas.  I do it through my local Target discount store. The
first time I had it done with an E-6 roll (before I found a 2 hour lab
that would do it without mounting) and the roll was returned developed
and uncut but unmounted.  I complained to the manager of Target and had
it sent back.  It returned in 3 days properly mounted.  After that the
turnaround time has been between one and two weeks and there have been
no more errors.

They charge $4.50 a roll for 29 slides mounted (this is the same price
they charge for unmounted or ordinary 35 mm slides) and less for shorter
rolls.  I understand this is less than they charge for mailers.  I find
that having the people at Target act as an intermediary helps with any
problems I have.  I understand any store that uses Qualex/Kodalux can
get this service.  However, I found that the weak link can be the local
satellite developer.  When I had the problem with E-6 the film had gone
to a nearby lab.  When I had Kodachrome film processed it went to a lab
further away where they were familiar with stereo slides.  Extensive
notes on the film envelope help now.

Currently I do most of my own mounting unless I get behind and am
shooting a lot of Kodachrome.

Hope this helps.

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Steve Berezin
sbere@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


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