P3D RE: P3D slides from negatives & Dale Labs

[wduggan3d@xxxxxxxx (WILLIAM A DUGGAN)]

In the most recent PHOTO-3d DIGEST 2638, George 
Gioumousis writes regarding DALE LABS:

"I have gotten good results using Kodak print film with both 
 slides  and prints from them . On the other hand,  their pictures
 on floppies were pretty poor. Seattle Filmworks  has better
 floppies, but the attempt to get slides from NIMSLO  negatives 
was a disaster; their system goes from the negs to  mounted 
slides with no options".

Duggan Replies:

Dale Labs HAS OPTIONS that are not on the order form or printed on
 the mailer, but are in the literature and that will be pleasantly
 explained by the customer service operator.if you ask.  Anytime you 
are placing an order with any lab involving non-standard size 
negatives YOU  SHOULD ASK.  I believe, but am NOT certain that 
there are 2 or 3  options (choices) as regards floppies (the quality 
depends on the number of images you want on each floppy), and
 I know there are at least  3 options as regards PHOTO CDs.  

As regards slides from negatives in an uncut roll, as stated clearly 
in my last posting on this subject, there are  TWO OPTIONS:

1)  From an uncut roll of standard size negatives, you can ask for
       "mounted slides" OR       "UNMOUNTED FILM STRIP";

2)  From an uncut roll of non-standard size negatives (half-frame,
      NIMSLO, NISHIKA, TRIOLOGY, 3-D MAGIC, WIZZARD, RITTAI,
      STEREO REALIST, FED, etc.) customer service will tell you to 
      ask for "UNMOUNTED FILM STRIP".

Nimslo cameras produce a 5mm-6mm gap between every four
 negatives, and modern, AUTOMATED equipment CAN NOT HANDLE
 this gap in making prints from the negatives or in cutting a film strip 
and attempting to mouint slides.  This was intended by NIMSLO to force
 owners to send their film to NIMSLO for processing.   You should know
 this and not ask for prints or slides from NIMSLO negatives from any 
automated processor, except small one-hour labs where the processor
 can view each negative individually and make adjustments before printing
 or cutting and charge you double or more the price than the big
automated
 labs charge for NORMAL processing.  NIMSLO negatives are NOT 
NORMAL.

I understand that Dale Labs can make good quality  individual
 ENLARGEMENTS from non-standard negatives, but you must ask.


Hopefully. someday, Dale Labs will re-print their mailers and order
 forms,  adding  one line (so that they can better service  business
 from  3-D photographers with cameras that do not produce standard
 size  negatives):

"For UNMOUNTED FILM STRIP from processed uncut  roll of negatives: 
 $5.50 for 24 exp and $6.95 for 36 exp."

George, the options are there. Presumably, You did not ask or read the
Dale  literature or  pay attention  I do not think it right to badmouth
any 
business, when you  do not have all your facts straight    Please re-read

my P3D posting "Revised negatives from slides".

William A. Duggan, a satisfied Dale Labs customer.  

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