Geez, I can't understand how you blokes manage. I have a local minilab
which does C41 & E6 and also has a good selection of pro films in a
fridge and this is in a minor suburb of Melbourne, Australia ! Surely
it can't be too hard to find want you need in London !
...Wayne
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> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> jason.gidden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, 5 August 2003 8:20 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Double Dang & Drats too - No film from MX2
>
>
> On 05/08/2003 Bill Wrote...
>
> >Long story made short. Just got back from a weekend in
> Denver and had
> >a message from MX2 saying never mind on my film orders for my trip to
> Ireland and
> >England. They weren't going to ship and they also weren't going to
> >charge
> my
> >credit card. I guess I'll just have to trust that I will be able to
> >get
> film in
> >Shannon or perhaps Limerick and then again in Somersett.
> This has been
> >a most unsatisfactory venture in trying to solve what should
> have been
> >a
> relatively
> >easy problem to resolve. It wasn't. Finding Velvia, NPS, Tri-X or
> >other films one might want will be, at best, a crap shoot.
> I'm going
> >to take a
> few
> >deep breaths and trust the Universe to send me what I need. Bill
> >Barber
>
> Can't say how difficult it'll be in Ireland as I've no
> experience of film buying over there. However, when you get
> to England, the flagship Jessops store on 'New Oxford Street'
> near Tottenham Court Road definitely stocks Velvia at the
> very least (kept in a fridge).
>
> http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=530075&y=181431&z=1&sv
> =new+oxford+street&st=6&tl=New+Oxford+Street,+London,
> +WC1a&searchp=newsearch.srf&mapp=newmap.srf
>
> There is a Jessops on The Strand which is slightly closer to
> where you're staying but it doesn't make a lot of difference
> and I don't know what film they stock. Snappy Snaps might
> also be worth a try, there's one near you in Hertford Street
> (St James/Mayfair area). The one on Baker Street has a
> reasonable selection of film but it's not kept in the fridge
> (and it's damn hot over here at the moment)
>
> http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=528619&y=180162&z=1&sv
> =hertford+street&st=6&tl=Hertford+Street,+London,
> +W_1J&searchp=newsearch.srf&mapp=newmap.srf
>
> Be prepared to pay more than the mx2 or 7dayshop websites though.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Jason.
>
>
>
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