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| AWT Joined: 05 Sep 2002 Posts: 57 |  Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2003 8:04 pmThe 3 pro labs in my area do not handle 4x5 b&w film. Anyone on this forum have experience with places where I can send this stuff to? I'm not interested in doing my own developing for a number of reasons (health, space, $$, time). Thanks in advance! | ||
| RichS Joined: 18 Oct 2001 Posts: 1468 | Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 1:17 pm
I'm kind of surprised noone has left a reply? Maybe because we all do our own B&W? With that said, no I don't have any experiencesending it out either... There are a few labs that advertise in the good mags. And if you look in this forum at a message with the subject of "Our services" you'll see someone advertising just that. I have no personal experience and can't speak for them, but it may be worth looking into... | ||
| AWT Joined: 05 Sep 2002 Posts: 57 | Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 1:58 pm Yeah, I was kinda "whelmed" at the lack of resplies myself. Thanks for the tip. I don't get any of the "dead tree" mags, but maybe I'll see what's on the 'Net and be the Guinea pig. | ||
| Nick Joined: 16 Oct 2002 Posts: 494 | Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 4:42 pm I think part of the problem is B&W tends to be a bit more of a crap shoot then either C-41 or E-6. All the choices the lab can make tends to make it harder to find exactly what a person might want. This assumes the lab is actually a good B&W lab. I know that several labs up here handle B&W but I've no idea if they do a good job. The other issue is the cost. By the time you've had 200 sheets done by the local labs you could have bought a used small Jobo setup. By the time you've done 300 you might have bought a brand new one. The same system would also handle E-6/C-41. Not to mention anything smaller then 4x5. Try posting to rec.photo.equipment.large-format on usenet. I'm sure you'll get a few answers. Then send a few tests to each to figure out which one you like best. | ||
| xyzphoto Joined: 03 Jan 2002 Posts: 47 | Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 6:07 pm On the Photo.net website: subtopic "List of all forums" subtopic "B & W photo. film and processing", there is some discussion of what some users think of certain labs. | ||
| sobahguy Joined: 09 Oct 2001 Posts: 173 | Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2003 6:28 pm Also from photo.net user recommendation threads, I found positive listings for a place called Worldwide Camera in Savannah,GA which may or may not be an option for you depending on what area of SC you are in and i'm unsure if they do mail processing. I will be contacting them in the coming month as I have a well-deserved vacation on the horizon and we'll be going to the Beaufort/Battery Creek/Parris Island SC area and maybe they'll be able to do some processing for me while we are down there, unless i can find something closer than the one-hour drive to Savannah. Hope this helps. | ||
| Micah in NC Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 94 | Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2003 3:57 am Yeah, I'd like to know if you have luck at the GA lab; I'm not terribly far away here in western N.C., but I'd still have to mail order (if they even do that). Maybe I'll stick to my plan to try Scala in 4x5 first before Plus-X, T-Max, etc.... --Micah in NC | ||
| AWT Joined: 05 Sep 2002 Posts: 57 | Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2003 12:12 pm Thanks to all for everyone's help. I'll give the place in Savannah a call. I live in the Upstate of SC, about as far from Savannah as you can be and still be in SC, but GA is a good deal closer than CA! Normally I wouldn't think of shooting B&W, but I wanted to do some old-style Hollywood-type shots of my wife's dance comrades at a recent show. | ||
| Rdwest1369 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 12 | Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 2:37 am
BWC still processes 4x5 http://www.bwc.net/ hth Richard West | ||
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