On 18 Jun 2003 17:05:38 GMT, mf06d@aol.com (MF06D) wrote:

> Recently, I have been looking more closely at using slide film. I will

>probably start out by using some Elite Chrome 100 and Sensia 100, and move on

>to more specialized/pro films from there (eg. Velvia, E100G(x)). I have access

>to both Kodak and Fuji E-6 mailers for the same price. What experiences have

>you had with either of these services and how do my slides come back to me? Are

>they mounted, and put in a sheet or are they in a little box? I really don't

>have access to any kind of pro C41 lab let alone any local E-6 lab, so anything

>would have to be sent out. I have also been looking at Adorama "Pro Lab", :-),

>and A and I. Thanks again.

Fuji's lab is in Phoenix, making their services

impractical in the summer (I've had heat damage);

Kodak and Fuji have swapped mount types - Kodak

used to use glued cardboard mounts that kept

the film flatter in the mount, but the cut-out

had rounded corners and edge "fuzzies", and it

was difficult correcting rotation and off-center

mountings - Fuji used plastic mounts (now these

are reversed[!]); Kodak return time used to be

faster, but I don't know if this is currently

true. I have not used the other services - but

getting clean, consistent slide processing and

mounting these days seems harder than it used

to be...