P3D RE: New member sends greetings (hobbies)

["David W. Kesner" <drdave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Regarding Costco/Price Club:

Don't forget that they sell five packs of 36 exposure 100 ASA 
Ektachrome Elite II film for $20.99. That is half of what you can get 
it for in any photo shop and about the same as B&H without the 
shipping cost.

I have never used them for E-6 processing as I have a local lab do it 
for $3.59 for a 36 exposure roll and have it the same day or early 
the next at the latest.

My wife and son do use them for their print developing. If they are 
not in a hurry they use mail away lab (Kodak processing) with a 2-3 
day turn around time. If they are in a hurry they use the in-store 
one hour lab (Fuji equipment). As with any one-hour lab, the quality 
is totally dependent on who is running the machine. If you are lucky 
you can find someone who will take extra care and steps in processing 
your prints. My son uses a pair of twinned Olympus XA's that we 
bought from Joel Alpers at Rocky Mountain Memories. We have asked 
that they match the color and exposure in both rolls. So far they 
have done an excellent job.

By the way, my son uses Kodak Max film with the cameras set to 800 
ASA. I have been very happy with the final result. There is no 
evidence of grain in the final product when mounted and viewed with 
the View Magic viewer. If anyone has had doubts about using such a 
fast film I would highly recommend giving this a try.

Thanks for the time,
David W. Kesner
Boise, Idaho, USA
drdave@xxxxxxxxxx


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