P3D Re: PHOTO-3D digest 2966

[Ronald Beck <ronald-beck@xxxxxx>]

Andrea S. Blair asblair@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote...
> I send all of my film through Costco (used to be Price Club), which goes 
> to Kodalux. I (almost) always highlight the processing required 
> (prints/slides and 35mm format). When I send stereo shots in, I mark in 
> two places: PROCESS ONLY - DO NOT MOUNT; once above my name and once in 
> the special instructions on the back of the envelope. I also highlight 
> both areas. I NEVER mention "stereo" at all. From what I've seen, this 
> just confuses them. They don't need to know what it is, just that you 
> don't want it mounted. I've NEVER (knock on wood) had any problems yet. 
> Every roll has come back processed and unmounted just as I instructed.

Great information.  I, however, want Kodak to mount my slides.  So, I
simply use the phrase Stereo Realist Format, which seems to trigger some
synaptic response in whatever technician handles my film.  The results
are that the film gets to the proper facility, developed, mounted and
returned properly (at least so far!).

>From information I've received on this list as well as the time it's
taken for my processing to be returned, I'm pretty sure it goes to the
Dallas lab first and then gets forwarded to the NJ lab.  My very first
roll I sent in for processing only took about three or four days.  Now,
it takes approximately three weeks.  Of course, on my second roll I
questioned why the previous roll only took a few days and this one was
taking a few weeks.  The "camera guy" behind the counter simply tapped
the sign that said "slides... 10 working days".  That's about the time I
learned that 3d mounting was moved to NJ.  Bummer!

Ron

BTW, I heartily agree that any measures a person can take to assure that
his/her film is handled and processed as desired should be taken.  If
that means taping the envelope or highlighting instructions, then by all
means do it!  Better safe than sorry IMHO!


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