P3D Re: Kodalux developing & mounting

[Ronald Beck <ronald-beck@xxxxxx>]

> What an (unhappy) coincidence to see this story in P3D the same day that
> I get back my first roll with disregarded instructions. I arrived back
> from out of town today to find an envelope from Kodalux.  It had been so
> long (a month) since I had sent the roll off that I had forgotten about
> it.  The good people at Kodalux did not bother to read the "do not cut do
> not mount" message on the outside of the envelope I sent them, and mounted
> the roll (in realist  mounts, at least). This is the first time this has
> happened to me in the 50+ rolls I've sent to Kodalux, and I AM LIVID!!!!  
>.....
> No way that
> I would ever recommend this service to anyone.  Creased film?  1 damaged
> slide is 1 too many, and had an irreplacable shot turned out that way, I'd
> go postal.  Not recommend?  Actually, I recommend that people actively
> avoid Kodalux's mounting, so that they drop the service and this never
> happens again.  Anyone else have this problem besides paul?  I wonder how
> common this is.


Well, I haven't had 50+ rolls processed by Kodalux yet, only about 8. 
However, the ONLY problem I've had is two slide pairs mis-mounted.  So,
I DO recommend Kodalux (well Qualex or whatever) for stereo slide
processing.

And, I take them in to our local Target store which sends them to
Qualex/Kodalux for processing.  It takes approximately three weeks and
has not yet cost me over $6.00 for any processed roll.  And since I
don't compete, don't project and don't mount in aluminum or glass, the
cardboard mounts are sufficient for my uses.

I do wish, however, that they were numbered.  That would be nice.

Ron
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Ronald J. Beck			mailto:ronald-beck@xxxxxx
Raytheon Systems Company 
Dallas Texas


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