Glen, Mailers are a cheap option for getting E6 slide film processed. They are not economical for B&W. For cheap processing of Fuji Acros, do it yourself. I recommend Agfa or A&O Rodinal at 1:50 dilution for 12 minutes at 20C, 30 seconds initial agitation with 2 inversions per minute. Should run you about $0.60 or less per roll (including stop & fix) if you 1-shot the dev and reuse stop & fix.
-Adam Glen Tortorella wrote: > Hi Adam, > > Recently, I have gotten some rolls of non-C41 B&W, some Fuji Acros > 100. I see you mention mailers here, indicating that they are > cheaper. What (or who) do you recommend for developing these > prints? I would like to be economical--but get good quality--and a > mailer would be fine. The mailers I had been looking at, though > (about a year or so ago), seemed rather expensive (and one had to > send several rolls in order to save what seemed like only a small > amount of money). Please let me know what you think. > > Regards, > Glen > > On Sep 7, 2007, at 7:58 AM, Adam Maas wrote: > >> John Sessoms wrote: >>> From: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> I think Adam is correct. The popularity of the disposals is >>>> waning. Most cellphones can take a better picture than a plastic >>>> lens, fixed focus disposable. And consumers will eventually >>>> figure that out. But films that are applicable to fine art >>>> photography will continue to be available indefinitely, although >>>> at higher prices. >>>> Paul >>> May be. All I know is what I see, and I'm getting nine disposable >>> 35mm >>> cameras for every one 35mm roll of film. About half the 35mm rolls >>> I do >>> get are chromogenic B&W film and I get the occasional disposable >>> camera >>> loaded with that film. >> Remember that you aren't going to be seeing almost all B&W film (Since >> that's mostly self-developed) and much E6 (since mailers are so much >> cheaper). C41 is for the most part a consumer product, and that's what >> you're seeing. When the disposables evaporate (and that's coming), >> consumer film is dead. >> >>> I'd also say about half the disposable cameras are "No-Name" >>> cameras in >>> cardboard sleeves. When you open them they frequently turn out to be >>> recycled disposables, held closed with electricians tape and >>> loaded with >>> whatever film the manufacturer bought at bulk rates. >>> >> Not shocking, the no-name's are a fair bit cheaper. >> >> -Adam >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
