Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My wife got the free film this week and I assumed it was the old movie film stuff. After reading Mike's post I looked at the film can and found that the process specified was "SFW-XL" Hmmm. They do have note stating "For film developing information 1-800-FILMWORKS". They also include a letter touting their $300,000 negative printer. I normally use this stuff as test film for friends cameras that are having loading or unloading problems. Will probably continue this tradition. Bill Michael D. Turner wrote: > At 03:29 PM 3/4/1999 EST, LEICAMAN56@aol.com wrote... > >Hi Bill, > > > >Chances are it is the film you must send back to them for processing. > This is > >not compatible with c-41 processing. If it is throw it out. > > > >Bill > > > Sorry, you are wrong. But this is how the #@$%& jerks suck people in. They > used to package movie film which requires a pre-process step to eliminate > an anti-halation backing which, if dumped into c41 developer would cause > gunk to deposit on other film. Bad news. They are exploiting the fear of > lab managers who don't realize that the film they are presently spooling is > actually a c41 process film, manufactured by Agfa, in fact. Find a lab that > will process the film before you expose anything important on it. Otherwise > throw it out. Don't pay SFW anything for promoting this scam. > > Mike > > "Sing whatever is well made..." > -W. B. Yeats