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I gotta "second the motion" on Dave C's post. If you're gonna shoot E-6, find a good local lab. In the "old days" I know that Kodak lab people assumed that film which arrived in expedited packaging (FedEx, Express mail, etc.) was assumed to be from professionals and was given expedited handling, even if it was in mailers. This ended, apparently, several years ago... A&I is still very much a professional lab operation. I am very fortunate that they are near my place of work, so I can deal with them over the counter. But I've also sent them a ton of film FedEx and it always returns as a complete package via FedEx or UPS priority. Another example of A&I's attention to pro concerns: My wife's business sends them a lot of film containing very technical subject matter. Each shot on each roll has a lot of technical data to go along with it, so it's important that the finished film can be matched easily to the notes. They attach number stickers to each roll when it's turned in for processing, and the slides are returned in plastic boxes containing those same numbers on the outside of the box. Its pretty clear in this day and age that the film companies (Kodak and Fuji) want to concentrate their processing divisions on the big volume of the consumer market. Pros are persnickety about their processing and it only makes sense that the smaller professional labs better serve the needs of the professional customer. --David R. Busse Diamond Bar, California ======================================================= -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved =======================================================
