Rebekah wrote: > Hey all > > Been reading but not talking for a while, but surprise! I'm still > here. Pug this month was awesome, some of those pictures were > beautiful and it's always neat to see what people find interesting > enough to photograph. Anyways, I'm sure this has already been asked, > but I didn't see it in the archives: > > > Aside from doing it myself, where's the best place to develop film? > What about film scanning, any recommendations? It seems like the > photo cd's I've been getting with my pictures are about the same > quality as the crummy photos I snap with my phone. > > > Thanks in advance guys :o) > > rg2 > > Sounds like you need to find a lab with some scanning options. I've had horrible luck with most of the lower cost (in house) mini-labs, like Wal-Mart, Target, etc. First Look Photo in Hagerstown, MD did a wonderful job and offered several resolution options with scanning. After moving to Harrisburg and trying a few independent shops I gave up. They all offered "hi-res" scans, but they weren't much better than Wally World. In my limited experience it's hit or miss. And if you find a good one, hope they don't close their doors next week.
You really might be better off getting yourself a dedicated 35mm film scanner and doing it yourself. As far as processing goes, if you can't find a decent local lab, you might try the send-out service through Wal-mart. It goes to a Fuji lab. More often than not the results have been pretty good, and significantly better than the one hour service in the store. HTH. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
