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Recommendation for alternative to Mystic wanted
Went to the Dominican Republic back in July and took many photos. I
sent them to Mystic to develop and while the photos came out well, I wasn't happy with the JPEGs: almost all of them were way too dark and required the use of an image editing program to adjust the brightness and contrast. Is there an alternative to Mystic which will do a better job for a not much higher price? Also, Mystic's policy for undeveloped pictures is that you get a credit which can be used on subsequent orders. Is this standard practise? I have a few rolls which I suspect will have more than a few "undevelopable" photos and would rather not be charged for them in the first place. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Examine what is said, not him who speaks. --Arabian Proverb ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joe Negron from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY, USA |
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Recommendation for alternative to Mystic wanted
In article .net,
Joe Negron writes: Went to the Dominican Republic back in July and took many photos. I sent them to Mystic to develop and while the photos came out well, I wasn't happy with the JPEGs: almost all of them were way too dark and required the use of an image editing program to adjust the brightness and contrast. Is there an alternative to Mystic which will do a better job for a not much higher price? Mystic Photo used to be an independent concern, but was bought up by a big photofinishing chain. I've forgotten the name of this big chain, but they also own Clark and several other brands. They turned the Mystic PO box into a forwarding box; the film actually goes to the Washington DC area for processing, IIRC. The original Mystic Photo employees have set up their own business under the name ABC Photo Lab (http://www.abcphotolab.com), located in Mystic Connecticut. I've only used them a few times but the service was fairly good, and similar to what Mystic used to be a few years ago. I've also had good luck with PhotoWorks (http://www.photoworks.com) in Seattle Washington. Dale Labs (http://www.dalelabs.com) in Florida has a very good reputation but I've not used them in years. A&I (http://www.aandi.com) in California is another well-respected mail-order photofinisher, but I've never used them. Also, Mystic's policy for undeveloped pictures is that you get a credit which can be used on subsequent orders. Is this standard practise? I have a few rolls which I suspect will have more than a few "undevelopable" photos and would rather not be charged for them in the first place. The last I checked, the use of coupons for unprinted shots was pretty standard for mail-order photofinishers. Some now offer a service where they scan the negatives, put the scans on the Web, and let you order just the prints you want. You then pay for just those prints, plus a charge for developing the film itself. You might want to look for something like that. -- Rod Smith, http://www.rodsbooks.com Author of books on Linux, FreeBSD, and networking |
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Recommendation for alternative to Mystic wanted
On 2006-02-16, Rod Smith wrote:
In article .net, Joe Negron writes: Went to the Dominican Republic back in July and took many photos. I sent them to Mystic to develop and while the photos came out well, I wasn't happy with the JPEGs: almost all of them were way too dark and required the use of an image editing program to adjust the brightness and contrast. Is there an alternative to Mystic which will do a better job for a not much higher price? Mystic Photo used to be an independent concern, but was bought up by a big photofinishing chain. I've forgotten the name of this big chain, but they also own Clark and several other brands. They turned the Mystic PO box into a forwarding box; the film actually goes to the Washington DC area for processing, IIRC. Too bad. The original Mystic Photo employees have set up their own business under the name ABC Photo Lab (http://www.abcphotolab.com), located in Mystic Connecticut. Ah, yes. You remind me of what I read here a good while back. I suppose I chose Mystic Photo because I'd used them many years ago (I don't take that many photos) and was relatively satisfied (although, looking back on those JPEGs, they were pretty dark as well). I've only used them a few times but the service was fairly good, and similar to what Mystic used to be a few years ago. I've also had good luck with PhotoWorks (http://www.photoworks.com) in Seattle Washington. Dale Labs (http://www.dalelabs.com) in Florida has a very good reputation but I've not used them in years. A&I (http://www.aandi.com) in California is another well-respected mail-order photofinisher, but I've never used them. From a quick perusal of their websites, it seems that either ABC or PhotoWorks is more my speed. The latter two are more expensive and seem targeted more toward the professional photographer. Also, Mystic's policy for undeveloped pictures is that you get a credit which can be used on subsequent orders. Is this standard practise? I have a few rolls which I suspect will have more than a few "undevelopable" photos and would rather not be charged for them in the first place. The last I checked, the use of coupons for unprinted shots was pretty standard for mail-order photofinishers. Some now offer a service where they scan the negatives, put the scans on the Web, and let you order just the prints you want. You then pay for just those prints, plus a charge for developing the film itself. You might want to look for something like that. Thanks for the reply and recommendations. OT: An old OS/2 user, eh? Seems you moved to Linux, something I'm considering. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debt is the slavery of the free. --Publilius Syrus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joe Negron from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY, USA |
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Recommendation for alternative to Mystic wanted
I've been very pleased with Dale, I send all my 35mm there; I use A&I for
medium format - they do a nice job, but they're generally pretty slow. I have used ABC and they did a nice job, but I like Dale better. Tom "Joe Negron" wrote in message link.net... Went to the Dominican Republic back in July and took many photos. I sent them to Mystic to develop and while the photos came out well, I wasn't happy with the JPEGs: almost all of them were way too dark and required the use of an image editing program to adjust the brightness and contrast. Is there an alternative to Mystic which will do a better job for a not much higher price? Also, Mystic's policy for undeveloped pictures is that you get a credit which can be used on subsequent orders. Is this standard practise? I have a few rolls which I suspect will have more than a few "undevelopable" photos and would rather not be charged for them in the first place. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Examine what is said, not him who speaks. --Arabian Proverb ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joe Negron from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY, USA |
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