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Costco/Qualex no longer!
Has anybody here had their slide film developed using the Costco Kodak service
[Qualex]? I went in there last weekend and the Kodak station as absent; upon inquiry I am told that they no longer offer the service. I am quite disappointed as turn around is much longer when sent to Fuji or A&I (and the latter is much more expensive). -- Thomas T. Veldhouse Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1 |
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Costco/Qualex no longer!
"Thomas T. Veldhouse" wrote in message .. . Has anybody here had their slide film developed using the Costco Kodak service [Qualex]? I went in there last weekend and the Kodak station as absent; upon inquiry I am told that they no longer offer the service. I am quite disappointed as turn around is much longer when sent to Fuji or A&I (and the latter is much more expensive). -- Thomas T. Veldhouse Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1 I use BJ's Wholesale Club, which also offers Qualex, and I have noticed that the amount of film being processed has dropped off considerably. I was thinking that it is only a matter of time before demand drops to the point that it is not worth the square footage devoted to offering the service. In my case, I stopped using Qualex over a year ago, preferring to just walk my negs into CVS Pharmacy and having them develop them and return them, uncut and un-printed, in about 15 minutes, for $2.50 per roll. I then scan them and order prints online. One of these days, even that bare-bones processing service won't be available, and I'll have to choose between developing them myself or just going digital in earnest. |
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Costco/Qualex no longer!
jeremy wrote:
In my case, I stopped using Qualex over a year ago, preferring to just walk my negs into CVS Pharmacy and having them develop them and return them, uncut and un-printed, in about 15 minutes, for $2.50 per roll. I then scan them and order prints online. One of these days, even that bare-bones processing service won't be available, and I'll have to choose between developing them myself or just going digital in earnest. Unfortunately, CVS is not an option for positive slides. I have tried negative film and have had pretty poor results from Costco development (they make horrible prints). I end up scanning the negatives and creating my own digital prints [using a Nikon Coolscan V]; but if I am going to scan, then I may as well shoot with the higher quality [in my opinion] slide film. -- Thomas T. Veldhouse Key Fingerprint: D281 77A5 63EE 82C5 5E68 00E4 7868 0ADC 4EFB 39F0 |
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Costco/Qualex no longer!
You might consider trying a professional lab that offers QLab E6 service.
Many are only in major cities (mine is in NJ), but with the decreased amount of slide film being sold and shot these days such labs are now willing and even anxious to accept mail order film which is something they never had to do in the past. A steady volume makes it easier for them to maintain a good plot. In our case, we return the film the same day we get it, and although the cost is higher than using a mailer (which doesn't go to Kodak anyway) you're getting a higher quality process with more options. john castronovo tech photo & imaging www.technicalphoto.com "Thomas T. Veldhouse" wrote in message .. . Has anybody here had their slide film developed using the Costco Kodak service [Qualex]? I went in there last weekend and the Kodak station as absent; upon inquiry I am told that they no longer offer the service. I am quite disappointed as turn around is much longer when sent to Fuji or A&I (and the latter is much more expensive). -- Thomas T. Veldhouse Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1 |
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Costco/Qualex no longer!
babelfish wrote:
You might consider trying a professional lab that offers QLab E6 service. Many are only in major cities (mine is in NJ), but with the decreased amount of slide film being sold and shot these days such labs are now willing and even anxious to accept mail order film which is something they never had to do in the past. A steady volume makes it easier for them to maintain a good plot. In our case, we return the film the same day we get it, and although the cost is higher than using a mailer (which doesn't go to Kodak anyway) you're getting a higher quality process with more options. john castronovo tech photo & imaging www.technicalphoto.com I wouldn't be doing due diligence without asking what pricing you offer on standard E-6 processing [with cardboard or plastic?]. How about with push/pull service? Your website still looks to be under development, so wasn't able to ascertain this information for myself. -- Thomas T. Veldhouse Key Fingerprint: D281 77A5 63EE 82C5 5E68 00E4 7868 0ADC 4EFB 39F0 |
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"Thomas T. Veldhouse" I wouldn't be doing due diligence without asking what pricing you offer on standard E-6 processing [with cardboard or plastic?]. How about with push/pull service? Your website still looks to be under development, so wasn't able to ascertain this information for myself. Yes, well even after 30 years in the business and even the first lab on the web (really!) we never seem to get around to tending to the site as we should. We encourage people to ask for pricing rather than post something that might be misunderstood. In most cases our work is custom and so are the prices. In short, rolls of 35mm film run $7.50 in plastic or cardboard. 120 film runs $5 in archival sleeving. Adjusted processing for all rolls runs 50 cents a roll with a minimum of $2 per adjustment. If you have 5 rolls at a half stop pull, that's $2.50 extra, but add another two rolls at push two stops, and that's an extra $2. On more roll at minus 1/3 and that's an extra $2. All film is returned the same day we get it via Fedex or UPS. You're welcome to contact me off-list if you want to know more. John Castronovo www.technicalphoto.com |
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babelfish wrote:
web (really!) we never seem to get around to tending to the site as we should. We encourage people to ask for pricing rather than post something that might be misunderstood. In most cases our work is custom and so are the prices. In short, rolls of 35mm film run $7.50 in plastic or cardboard. 120 film runs $5 in archival sleeving. Adjusted processing for all rolls runs 50 cents a roll with a minimum of $2 per adjustment. If you have 5 rolls at a half stop pull, that's $2.50 extra, but add another two rolls at push two stops, and that's an extra $2. On more roll at minus 1/3 and that's an extra $2. All film is returned the same day we get it via Fedex or UPS. You're welcome to contact me off-list if you want to know more. Very good ... I appreciate the response. I will keep this post for the next time I have several rolls and I will give you a try. -- Thomas T. Veldhouse Key Fingerprint: D281 77A5 63EE 82C5 5E68 00E4 7868 0ADC 4EFB 39F0 |
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Costco/Qualex no longer!
Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote: Has anybody here had their slide film developed using the Costco Kodak service [Qualex]? I went in there last weekend and the Kodak station as absent; upon inquiry I am told that they no longer offer the service. I am quite disappointed as turn around is much longer when sent to Fuji or A&I (and the latter is much more expensive). I was particularly disappointed to discover this last month because the good price of photo processing at Costco was the only reason I joined. I had it worked out to where I'd make up the fee on processing alone, but haven't yet reached my break-even point. Now I'm going to have to buy tires or something. |
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