I'm not a color guy but I have a crisis. I have a big pile of color film that I need to send out soon. Probably 10 rolls. Half C-41, half E-6; some 35mm and some 120. I don't necessarily have to send them to the same place, but I need to send them out soon because some of the rolls are over a year exposed! I have this problem about once a year due to my sporadic color shooting.
Once upon a time, I sent all my E-6 to Samy's in Santa Barbara. It was great. They closed, and I tried Dwaynes. I got back dirty slides a few times. Then I tried NCPS like Ken Rockwell raves about. They told me they couldn't mount my slides because they ran out of slide mounts and couldn't get any more. I tried Zebracolor on a forum recommendation and the E6 was good, but their C41 was beyond terrible. Maybe I will try Zebracolor again, only for E6.
What do people recommend for C41? I used to be a big fan of Walmart send-off service actually, for both 35mm and 120. But they stopped doing film a while back. So I need a send-out lab that will just develop and give me 4x6 prints--again, with good workmanship. I wouldn't mind scans either.
Once upon a time, I sent all my E-6 to Samy's in Santa Barbara. It was great. They closed, and I tried Dwaynes. I got back dirty slides a few times. Then I tried NCPS like Ken Rockwell raves about. They told me they couldn't mount my slides because they ran out of slide mounts and couldn't get any more. I tried Zebracolor on a forum recommendation and the E6 was good, but their C41 was beyond terrible. Maybe I will try Zebracolor again, only for E6.
What do people recommend for C41? I used to be a big fan of Walmart send-off service actually, for both 35mm and 120. But they stopped doing film a while back. So I need a send-out lab that will just develop and give me 4x6 prints--again, with good workmanship. I wouldn't mind scans either.