Mel Jacobson on wed 7 jan 98
my pal and photograher says, `seattle film is left over movie film, some
just barely outdated, put onto 35mm cassettes.`
if you are going to spend the time and effort to make
good slides....don't use junk film.
i am using `fuji, astia 100`...it is a new film from fuji ,nd wonderful
for shooting slides of pots......
mel/mn
i am always overwhelmed by the number of people that try to
make `silk underwear from pigs tails`
ask those that look at slides for shows, mfa programs etc...
half of the slides are junk...and if you do not have a macro lens, use a
portrait lens to bring you close to the pot.......most pictures of pots
have far to much space around them. (a portrait lens is a screw on lens
like a filter...very inexpensive)
http://www.pclink.com/melpots
Huel's on fri 9 jan 98
In message "seattle film", Mel Jacobson said:
>----------------------------Original
>message---------------------------- my pal and photograher says,
>`seattle film is left over movie film, some just barely outdated, put
>onto 35mm cassettes.`
> if you are going to spend the time and effort to make
>good slides....don't use junk film.
>i am using `fuji, astia 100`...it is a new film from fuji ,nd
>wonderful for shooting slides of pots......
>mel/mn
A few years ago, I tried a few rolls of seattle film slides and was
sorely disappointed also with the quality - never been tempted to try
it again - grainy washed out etc.
Paul
P a u l & C a r o l e H u e l - Kispiox Valley, B.C. Canada
email: bella@mail.netshop.net http://www.netshop.net/~bella
Cheryl L Litman on fri 9 jan 98
I had 2 rolls of Seattle film and took them scuba diving. Best trip ever
saw octopus, squid, sea turtles, stingrays, a grouper the size of a VW
bug and a few sharks among other things. For some reason both rolls of
seattle film never "grabbed" properly in the camera and I was shooting
nothing! I also used 1 fuji and 2 kodak that same trip and had no
problem with the film advancement. The year before I used all kodak and
never experienced the problem either. I'm not willing to risk it again.
After I complained they did refund the cost of developing 2 blank rolls
and offered me 2 new rolls free but if I can't trust the film to advance
in the camera....
Cheryl Litman
Somerset, NJ
email: cheryllitman@juno.com
On Wed, 7 Jan 1998 11:59:32 EST Mel Jacobson writes:
>----------------------------Original
>message----------------------------
>my pal and photograher says, `seattle film is left over movie film,
>some
>just barely outdated, put onto 35mm cassettes.`
> if you are going to spend the time and effort to make
>good slides....don't use junk film.
>i am using `fuji, astia 100`...it is a new film from fuji ,nd
>wonderful
>for shooting slides of pots......
>
>mel/mn
>
>i am always overwhelmed by the number of people that try to
>make `silk underwear from pigs tails`
>ask those that look at slides for shows, mfa programs etc...
>half of the slides are junk...and if you do not have a macro lens, use
>a
>portrait lens to bring you close to the pot.......most pictures of
>pots
>have far to much space around them. (a portrait lens is a screw on
>lens
>like a filter...very inexpensive)
>http://www.pclink.com/melpots
>
Tim Lynch on sat 10 jan 98
Ah, the Seattle Film slam...I have been holding off on adding my two cents
worth here but it is late in the evening and my resitance is fading. I
first started my inharmonious relationship with Seattle Film several years
ago. I mean, free film, who wouldn't...From the getgo the processed
photos and slides always seemed to have flaws. Nothing really bad, a
tiny white dot on some of the photos and bad cropping of the slides. But
the service was reasonable and the film was FREE! Did I say free? Wait a
minute. One time I told them not to send me any free film with my
returned photos. I received a credit of $2.39 because I didn't order any
FREE film. So, I'm thinking, the film isn't really FREE? But why do they
say it is FREE? Well, I'm not really sure about that. Oh, and the
digital photos...the LAST time I used SFW, I ordered my photos on disk and
paid the proper premium. When the photos arrived no disk and no digital
photos. I called and asked what the deal was. They said I would have to
send the negatives back to get them digitized. Ayeee!!
But, I was seduced by the FREE film. I kept going back because of the
FREE film. My last two rolls were yanked from their cannister and exposed
to brilliant sunlight. Nevermore...you get what you pay for, most of the
time. Ah, I feel better...
Tim Lynch
The Clay Man
748 Highline Drive
East Wenatchee, WA 98802-5606
email: tlynch@usa.net
tlynch@esd171.wednet.edu
telephone: 509-884-8303
Toni Hall on sun 11 jan 98
I too feel complelled to add my two cents about seattle film company. I went
to Belize scuba diving last summer, and took 13 rolls of underwater film. I
was so excited because I found this company (SFC) that would do both slides
and prints at a savings, and with 13 rolls we're taking some bucks here. So I
sent in my rolls of mixed Kodak film, and Fuji film, and SFC film, which was
given to me. What I got back was a great disappointment, and I know it wasn't
all the photographer or underwater back scatter. In many of the shots, the
print was nice and clear, but the matching slide was lousy, or visa versa.
They jumbled the order of shots, so I had to hunt through them for sequential
shots, and I was generally very disappointed in the quality and delivery time.
I also paid for fast delivery and didn't get it.
I now have 13 rolls of SFC film that I'm going to give away to some kid at my
next garage sale. I will never again trust them with my very precious shots of
Moray eels, manta rays, or a 6 foot nurse shark. Sign me "learned from
experience". Toni in NM
Jim and Judith Enright on sun 11 jan 98
I've used Seattle Filmworks off and on for the last few years -- always
with varying results. I've learned to be surprised, whatever I get.
Methinks it's time to find a shop closer to home that has a sharper
interest in quality control....
....Judith Enright
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