"harry" wrote in message
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Where can I find someone who knows what is a film to process my stuff in
N. Virginia/Fairfax?


Do try out Dale Labs www.dalelabs.com

I've used them for over 3 decades, and their processing is top shelf. They
will still make OPTICAL prints, using $10,000 enlarging lenses, and they
video analyze each print. Popular Photography listed them as one of the ten
best photo labs in America.

They are amateur-friendly. You do not have to be a volume shooter or a
professional to use them, and I cannot think of a single order that they
ever handled for me that was unsatisfactory.

They are located in Florida and they are oriented toward mail-orders. This
is the kind of lab that you won't find just anywhere--but if you can put up
with the additional time your film is in transit I believe that you will be
very happy with what you get back.

The wrong photofinisher can negate all the good you have done by using
first-class lenses and excellent technique. And the quality of the
enlarging lens is a factor that is often ignored. Dale does a professional
job, and uses first-rate processing equipment (if memory serves me correctly
they use Swiss-made processing equipment, with a temperature that is kept
within 1/4 of a degree of the specs). Last time I looked they had an online
tour of their processing plant. You really should try them just once.