P3D Re: A & I Film Mailers?

[aifxtony@xxxxxxx (Tony Alderson)]

Linda Nygren wrote (digest 3410):
>Has anyone tried the new mailers that B&H is selling for "A & I" ? The ad
>describes it as "color professional quality E-6 and Kodachrome processing
>for 35 mm and 120 film". The lab address is Hollywood California. Has
>anyone heard of or had any experience with this lab? <

A&I is a long established and well-respected lab in Hollywood.  I have been
taking my film there for years as a walk-in customer, and have never been
disappointed. Since they have many professional customers, they are very
good about special processing instructions. They have never cut one of my
"do not cut" rolls. I have never had a roll scratched or badly processed.
Why, they even put my uncut Kodachrome in those dag-blasted plastic sleeves
Dr. T seems to be so fond of!  And as a walk-in customer, I can get my
Kodachrome back by the next day! (You'll have to wait for the mail)

This is not to say they are perfect--the company is made up of humans and
like the rest of us, they probably mess up now and then. And maybe with
more volume from mail orders (I don't know how long they have been doing
that),  they will have more problems.  Perhaps DO NOT CUT film will be more
likely to be missorted via mail.  But I've always been happy with them. I
have a roll of Kodachrome in my VM Personal I'll take there in a few days.
I doubt they offer stereo mounting, but I'll try to ask when I drop by.

Tony Alderson



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