Re: [photo-3d] developing for kodak stereo

[Linda Nygren <lnygren@xxxxxxx>]

Below is a reposting of  info from Bill Davis  from 6/98, so it may not be
completely current. (The stereo *print* section is all incorrect, as none of
these companies still offers the service) .  I have used Colorado Camera with
decent results in the past.  http://www.indra.com/cocamco/Location.htm
Kodak/Qualex was never very  good quality (at least not in the past 15 years),
but they used to be cheap and I would just remount the most poorly mounted ones
when I used them (for many years).

I would also urge you to consider doing your own mounting, after  having the
film processed by a local lab or via mailer and returned uncut, as even a
beginner with heat seal mounts will probably get better results doing it
themselves as compared to the commercially available services, just because you
can be more careful to not tilt the chips etc. Contact me or the list for more
info on what you would need to get started. -Linda

David Vandever wrote:

> hello again: looking for places that will develop and mount stereo pairs
> from a kodak II stereo camera. used kodak premiuim processing in minneapolis
>   minn, but took a really long time. any ideas who might be faster and
> cheaper? thanks for any info. also, am looking to buy a kodak type I stereo
> camera from the 20's. any leads appreciated.
> dave the rookie shutterbug man
>

                        From: Bill Davis <bd3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
                        Subject: P3D Stereo Mounting Services 6/98
                        Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 21:41:16 -0400



                   Hi all.

                   Last October I did some calling around to find which labs
still provided
                   stereo (Realist-format) processing and mounting services,
then posted a
                   report to this list.  John Dennis recently contacted me to
see if there had
                   been any updates to the list before he prints it in Stereo
World magazine.

                   I did a bit of calling today and have made some revisions to
the list.
                   There is one additional lab shown, and a change in the QUALEX
address, but
                   the main change is that I found several of the labs offer
"Mounting Only"
                   for your already-processed film strips.

                   This is the current (6/98)information:

                   Stereo Slides:
                   (Except as noted, all of these labs mount by hand in
cardboard heat-seal
                   mounts.)

                   WACE PHOTO IMAGING, 222 E. 44th St., NY NY 10017, phone
(212)-661-5600. I
                   spoke with Pat.  They charge $9.95 to process plus $1.00/pair
to mount E-6
                   (36 or 24 exp.).  (They no longer offer Kodachrome service.)
"Mounting
                   Only" is $1.00 per pair.  Shipping and handling extra.

                   PINKEY'S PHOTO SERVICE, P.O. Box 1087, Little Rock, AR 72203,
phone (501)
                   375-6409.    I spoke with Lynn. They charge $13.50 for 24
exp. and $17.50
                   for 36 exp., either E-6 or Kodachrome (K-Chrome is sent out
for processing,
                   then back for mounting).  This includes processing and
mounting.  "Mounting
                   Only" is $.50 per pair. Return postage is $1.50 more per
order.


                   ROCKY MOUNTAIN FILM, 560 Geneva Street, Aurora, CO 80010,
phone (303)
                   364-6444.  I spoke with Steve.  They process and mount stereo
E-6 or
                   Kodachrome for $19.50/ roll, whether 24 or 36.  $4.00 more
per order for
                   S&H, regardless of how many rolls in the order.  Mark "Attn.:
K-14 Dept."
                   for Kodachrome.


                   COLORADO CAMERA CO.,   2480 Kipling Street,  Lakewood,
Colorado 80215,
                   phone: (303) 233-4788    Fax: (303) 237-5207  I spoke with
Keith Shrum.
                   Processing (E-6 only), stereo mounting and postage for 24
exp. rolls is
                   $10.00.  36 exp. rolls $12.00.

                   They also offer "Mounting Only" for $3.90 for 24 exp. rolls,
$5.90 for 36
                   exp. rolls.  They have a website on the Internet.  Address:
                   http://www.indra.com/cocamco/Location.htm

                   QUALEX, 1630 Route 208, Fairlawn NJ 07410. Phone
800-345-6973  They charge
                   $10.18 for 24 and $12.08 for 36 exposure rolls, or $4.20 in
addition to a
                   prepaid mailer (PK-36) per roll. (Mailers from B&H or other
NYC mailorder
                   places run about $5 each including S&H.)  (I haven't
personally spoken to
                   anyone at Qualex; all information gleaned from Photo-3D
postings.)

                   A new addition to this list is RITZ CAMERA, 1201 West
Broadway, Minneapolis
                   MN 55411, phone 612-521-2224. (Formerly Black's Photography,
also formerly
                   Lerner Processing Labs) I spoke with Halyna.  They offer
processing and
                   stereo mounting of Kodachrome and E-6 films. (There's a
Qualex right next
                   door) They charge "$17 something" for 36 exp. and "$12
something" for 24
                   exp. Halyna said it had been a month or so since she had seen
any stereo,
                   so wasn't sure on price.  They offer "Mounting Only" for $.50
per pair.
                   Shipping around $1.50 per order.

                   I also have a copy of a 1992 letter from Kodak Processing
Labs in Japan,
                   offering to process and mount stereo slides for the Kodak
Camera Club in
                   Rochester.  Since the information is 6 years old, the service
may be gone,
                   but perhaps someone in that area could contact them for
current
                   information.  The address shown on the letter is:
                   Kodak Imagica K.K., PO Box 200, Kyobashi, Tokyo, Japan
104-91.  The letter
                   showed a Customer Service phone number, 81-3-5488-2613 and a
fax
                   81-3-5488-4527

                   SUNSET COLOR LAB, Box 46145 L.A., CA  90046 (no phone #
listed), says they
                   process and mount a 36 roll of stereo E6 film for $9, and
that they dupe
                   stereo slides for 75 cents a pair, mounted.

                   I sent a S.A.S.E. to Sunset for information in October '97
and to date
                   (June '98) never got a reply.  Between this and the lack of a
phone number,
                   I would not feel comfortable sending my film to them. If
anyone on this
                   list has used Sunset RECENTLY, please let me know.  BTW, this
is NOT the
                   Sunset Color Lab in La Habra CA


                   --------------------
                   PRECISION Slide Mounting:

                   Although this was supposed to be a list of labs offering
standard
                   processing and mounting, it may be worth noting that
precision mounting of
                   pre-processed film is available.

                   Ron Labbe's STUDIO 3D, 30 Glendale St., Maynard, MA 01754
                   website http://www.studio3d.com  No phone listed.  According
to the
                   website, they offer precision mounting in a variety of
materials, from
                   cardboard foldovers at $.50 each to glassed metal-masked in
binders at
                   $3.75 each.

                   STUDIO 3D also offers slide duplication with available
cropping, copying of
                   stereo cards to slides and stereo slides to cards, with a
variety of
                   options therein.
                   $10.00 minimum order. Postage $3.50 min. (2nd day PRIORITY
U.S. Mail)
                   Check the website for pricing and other details.


                   Stereo Prints:

                   PHOTOFAIR, PO Box 37, Hastings MN 55033, phone (612)
437-6290.  I spoke
                   with Jean.  They DO NOT DO SLIDES, but they will do separate
right and left
                   PRINTS (3 1/2 x 3 1/2) from Realist-format negative film