Clendon,
Good to hear of another Austinite on the list! That makes three. You don't
drive a 'vette too, do you? <G>
Holland, IMO, is the best in town. See Marjorie or Dave when you go in.
I've given up with the 1-hour places (one exception below) as I got tired of
my blood, sweat & tears being ruined by morons. You can see Jerry at
Precision Camera on N. Lamar for a 3rd opinion. He's a good guy. If he's
not available, look up Cole in the store.
If you absolutely *have* to use a 1-hour, see Janie at the HEB in
Pflugerville at the corner of Well's Branch and IH 35. Their film processor
is kept very clean and hasn't burned me yet. I've also seen her reprint
difficult (i.e. under/over exposed) numerous times on her own initiative
just to get 'em right. Assuming the equipment is running correctly,
attitude becomes everything. Tell her Dave sent ya.
Regarding what to look for, examine the prints -- if they're good, then
someone didn't screw up *too* badly. Check out the negs -- look for very
fine scratches by angling the negs to reflect the light just *so*.
Unfortunately, the really fine scratches won't show up in the usual 4x6
prints. More unfortunately, simply because you get one good set of
negs/prints from a lab once in no way guarantees that you'll get a repeat
performance.
HTH --
Dave
>I recently turned in some 4th of July pics to a one
>hour place at my local grocery store. (I know.) The
>purpose was to enter thier photo contest and in order
>to do that you had to use thier developer machine.
>
>Enough of that. One of the rolls apparently did not
>develop properly. Most of the roll is verry dark,
>although an image can be made out on these.
>
>Took it to Holland photo here in Austin. Thier opinion
>is that some of the developer was not removed from the
>dark portion. This can be apparently made out because
>of the silver coat on the lighter portions of the dark
>negative. It is thier opinion that those pictures
>cannot be saved.
>
>So I have several questions.
>
>Is there any hope for these pics?
>
>If so, where should I go?
>
>Is there a place here in Austin I can go for a third
>opinion?
>
>What should I be looking for in the way of a
>developer?
>
>When I get a set of prints back form a developer, what
>should I look for to indicate these guys/gals know
>what they are doing?
>
>Thanks In Advance
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