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Re: [OM] film death watch

Subject: Re: [OM] film death watch
From: Jim Couch <spknsprkt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 17:43:30 -0800
I certainly will! I will have to check out ProLab, much as I hate going
to Seattle for ANYTHING! Keep in touch.

Jim Couch

John Robison wrote:

>   Greetings Jim, I live in Olympia, and had just
> started useing Richcolor. I was flabergasted when they
> shut down and I had no idea a shortage of skilled help
> was the reason. I've spoken to the people at The
> Camera Shop in Puyallup and to the folks at Ranier
> Photo and both of them recomended ProLab in Seattle. I
> haven't talked to anyone there yet but intend to soon.
> I had no concept of how hard it would be to find good
> processing when I started useing my Mamiya C equipment
> again. If you find a good local processor please let
> me know.  TIA John Robison
> --- Jim Couch <spknsprkt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > My local color pro lab (I live in Tacoma) just shut
> > down, and not due to lack
> > of work or the switch to digital, but due to a lack
> > of available skilled
> > employees! This may be an even more disturbing trend
> > than anything else, the
> > fact that you may not be able to get local printing
> > at ANY price! I am now
> > shopping around for an alternative. I am not real
> > keen on mailing my
> > slides/negs away and dealing with a mail order lab,
> > but it may come down to
> > that. I had a good relationship with my local lab
> > and could talk to someone and
> > let them know what I wanted done when printing
> > (dodging/burning, ect). Combine
> > this with what you have observed and the picture
> > ain't too pretty!
> >
> > Jim Couch
> >
>
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