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Buying and developing film in New York
(I accidentally posted this to the medium format group first, but canceled it when I reslized my error.) I'm coming to the US next month. I'll be carrying both a roll film and 35mm camera with me and would naturally like to expose as little undeveloped film to x-ray machines as possible. I'm going to come to New York first, then I'll be in Ithaca and Niagara Falls, and then I'm going to be in New York again. So as I come, I thought I'd only take a minimum of film with me and buy the rest from New York, given the cheap dollar and great selection available. I'm probably going to visit bhphotovideo anyway and seems like I can be happy with their film selection, so I think I've got that covered. On my way back, I'd like to drop all my exposed color negatives and slides (135 and 120 format) somewhere where they can be developed quickly enough to be picked up the same day. I want my film to be cut to length I specify (6 frames for 35mm, 2, 3 or 4 for roll film depending on format) and placed in clear plastic sleeves; and to be developed and handled with care. No dust, fingerprints or anything. I'm sure such places exist in New York. I'll be living in a hotel in Midtown near the UN headquarters, so somewhere in that area would be ideal. Any suggestions? For B&W film... I'll process it myself back at home. Do they make you go through x-ray even in domestic flights? I'm going to fly from Niagara Falls back to New York. I'm going the other direction by bus. -- |
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Toni Nikkanen wrote:
For B&W film... I'll process it myself back at home. You may want to consider using chromogenic film in this case. It is close enough to regular black and white film that you may decide the risk of X-Ray exposure is high enough to live with the difference. There are two kinds, one with an orange mask for printing on color paper, and one with no mask for regular printing. You also should think about trying to get the negatives cut the way you want versus just leaving them uncut and returned to you rolled up again in film cans. It will make it a lot easier to find a place to develop the film and I think the negatives would be safer (although bulkier) in cans. If the shots are once-in-a-lifetime ones, you probably should get them scanned when they are developed. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM |
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On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:53:13 +0300, Toni Nikkanen
wrote: Do they make you go through x-ray even in domestic flights? I'm going YES! I just came back from Europe two days ago. Only in the good ole USA do you have to take your shoes off, etc. Father Kodak |
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On 2008-07-16, Father Kodak wrote:
I just came back from Europe two days ago. Only in the good ole USA do you have to take your shoes off, etc. Unfortunately not true. On my last flight out of Newcastle I, and several of my party, had feet that interested the security droids. -- savvo orig. invib. man |
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Wasn't it Toni Nikkanen who said...
Do they make you go through x-ray even in domestic flights? Yes. -- Joe Pucillo Baltimore, Maryland USA To reply by email, please remove the .xx from the address |
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Thank you for all the suggestions. I think I'm not going to stress myself about x-ray; I'll just put all my films in a clear plastic bag and request hand inspection. And some x-ray probably won't be noticeable anyway. And I'll be buying most of my film on the US side just because it's cheaper there, so I'll only be going through x-ray 2-3 times (Niagara - NYC, then back to Europe via Iceland, I don't know if there's any x-raying on transfer flights.) |
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On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:08:21 +0100, savvo
wrote: On 2008-07-16, Father Kodak wrote: I just came back from Europe two days ago. Only in the good ole USA do you have to take your shoes off, etc. Unfortunately not true. On my last flight out of Newcastle I, and several of my party, had feet that interested the security droids. OK. But with all the nonsense at Heathrow and the super-restrictive limits on carry-on, I simply did not even consider a Heathrow transfer on my recent trip from the US to Eastern Europe. Father Kodak |
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Buying and developing film in New York
Look for a chain of grocery stores named Wegmans. I shop at them very often.
Clean, well run, and very nice people. They also have one hour processing. I hope you enjoy your stay in the USA. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Toni Nikkanen" wrote in message ... (I accidentally posted this to the medium format group first, but canceled it when I reslized my error.) I'm coming to the US next month. I'll be carrying both a roll film and 35mm camera with me and would naturally like to expose as little undeveloped film to x-ray machines as possible. I'm going to come to New York first, then I'll be in Ithaca and Niagara Falls, and then I'm going to be in New York again. So as I come, I thought I'd only take a minimum of film with me and buy the rest from New York, given the cheap dollar and great selection available. I'm probably going to visit bhphotovideo anyway and seems like I can be happy with their film selection, so I think I've got that covered. On my way back, I'd like to drop all my exposed color negatives and slides (135 and 120 format) somewhere where they can be developed quickly enough to be picked up the same day. I want my film to be cut to length I specify (6 frames for 35mm, 2, 3 or 4 for roll film depending on format) and placed in clear plastic sleeves; and to be developed and handled with care. No dust, fingerprints or anything. I'm sure such places exist in New York. I'll be living in a hotel in Midtown near the UN headquarters, so somewhere in that area would be ideal. Any suggestions? For B&W film... I'll process it myself back at home. Do they make you go through x-ray even in domestic flights? I'm going to fly from Niagara Falls back to New York. I'm going the other direction by bus. -- |
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