John,
See how well it works in the long run. When I first started this thread,
the lab that trashed my negs with straight lines, curves, and assorted
gouges in the emulsion, was ... WalMart.
BTW, you are getting a great deal, assuming they don't trash your negs, as
my WalMart charges me three times that much for processing and no prints
(scratches, dust, and chemical stains are apparently free, however).
Dan Scott
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>Well, not completely solved... but read on.
>
>I took a roll of Fuji 400 print film to the local Wal-mart 1-hour
>minilab and said "just negs, please, no prints." The nice lady
>understood what I wanted, and fifteen minutes later handed it back to
>me. A full roll, uncut, just rolled back into the film canister. Cost?
>One buck (well, actually US $.94 plus tax.).
>
>No scratches, no chemical deposits, no bad prints, just a good roll of
>developed film that I could scan to my hearts content.
>
>Later that day, I took another roll to a different Walmart minilab.
>They didn't know what "negs only" meant, they thought I was playing a
>joke on them, but they got in the spirit of the adventure and
>developed the film only, no prints, no cutting of negs. Again, fifteen
>minutes later, I had a good roll of processed film, uncut, ready to be
>scanned. Guess what? The nice ladies at this Walmart enjoyed the
>experience so much they didn't even charge me!
>
>So now I have two Walmarts within close distance that will provide
>developing only. All I need to do is to confirm with them that the
>processor is not scratching film or leaving chemical spots at that
>moment in time, then let them get to work.
>
>Of course, scanning a full roll or several rolls is not for the faint
>of heart. But baseball season is here, and I can batch scan and watch
>the tube and play with the dog and converse with the wife all at the
>same time.
>
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