I have used the Fuji slide mailers and have had no problems with them. It can take two or three weeks to get them back, though. Fuji uses cardboard mounts and there is always some dust on the slides, but it's easy enough to clean off with a lens brush. They are certainly a bargain.
Lately, I have been using a local lab for slides. The product is very nice, plastic mounts, and they have a two hour turn-around. Sets me back $8 for 36 exposures. So your $9 lab doesn't sound too bad. At least one list member uses http://theslideprinter.com/ for slides. I hear good things about them. Are those print prices for B&W or C41 process film? If it's B&W then it really doesn't sound too bad, but it's too much for C41, IMHO. I've actually had decent luck with clarkcolor.com for color prints. Their prices are very low and the quality is comparable with your better one-hour mini-labs. I send my negs to their Baltimore facility. I have no knowledge of the quality from their other labs. I wouldn't recommend them for professional work, though. Hope that helps. On 11/21/05, Gaurav Aggarwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have been in the US only a few months. I typically get my film > developed/printed at a > neighbourhood photo lab that I think is quite expensive at $14 for 36 > exposures for > one set of 4x6" prints. Slides are developed/mounted for $9 or so. > > Is that regular? I sent out a slide roll yesterday by mail using the > Fuji mailer hoping > that there will no loss in the postal system. > > Question: Are the cheaper film mailers any good? Does anyone of a good > lab in the > north-eastern Massachusetts area (north of Boston or southern New Hampshire). > > How much would you expect to pay for a 8x10 or 8x12 print from a > negative? And where > do you usually buy the mount/frames/matte/border or whatever it is > called to put around > a print when you want to show it to others. > > Thanks a lot! > Gaurav > > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman
