[Leica] was Video of M8 - now dip n dunk kink

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)]

Hi Don, yes I understand that film ought to be un-scratchable in dip n' dunk.
Nevertheless somewhere during its handling that particular roll became 
marked.
That lab is a very well established one but I guess anywhere can have a 
mishap.
But of course it does put you off.
That camera could have been one of a cast of quite a few! I've not seen 
scratching since, though.
For me though, the amateur E6 lab I now use is cheaper, consistent quality 
and even has proper
chemical colour and bw options for neg stuff. Plus it's attached to the 
largest camera shop locally.


Cheers
Hoppy
-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Don Dory
Sent: Friday, 15 September 2006 10:42
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] was Video of M8 - now dip n dunk kink

Hoppy,
If the lab you used was truly dip and dunk and you got scratches there are
only two options.  First, they are incredibly slovenly and you should never
darken their door again.  The second option is that your camera has some
crud in the film path.  Camera crud is easily checked by running a roll in
and out and then looking at it; no need to develop the roll.  No scratches,
not your problem see number 1.

This is one of those things that I take very seriously.  If you are a pro
lab then the film is pristine.  If the film is not pristine then they are
not a pro lab.  E-6 here in Atlanta had a power failure during the
processing of a major order(more than an hundred rolls) in which 5-6 rolls
were ruined.  Although it was not their fault, they comped the whole order
as they take real pride in the quality of their output.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com