Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Michiel, that is very generous. But I really do not want to rely on a friend's goodwill. I am sure I can find another lab, hopefully in Eindhoven so I can drop off and pick up during the day. I can understand s-Color's decision. They cater mainly to the professional market, and I can imagine that there just was not enough business to justify the fixed costs of the processing operation. People like me, shooting a couple of rolls a month, is not enough to keep it going. I do spend significant (for me, anyway) money with s-Color, since they printed my Brussels exhibition prints earlier this year, and I buy my archival DVDs and Epson printer cartridges for my R800 from them. Nathan Michiel Fokkema wrote: > Hi Nathan, > > I'll do it for you. > > Cheers, > > Michiel Fokkema > > Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> When I came to the Netherlands in April 2003, I was still shooting >> film exclusively. Since our new house did not have a good place for a >> darkroom, I "outsourced" my film development to the premiere pro lab >> in Amsterdam, s-Color. At that time, they were open until midnight on >> weekdays and a bit less on weekends. I was very pleased with the >> quality of their work, and prices were reasonable. >> >> A year or so ago, they did away with weekend openings and started >> closing at 6 pm on weekdays. I continued to use them by mail: I would >> send them my films, they would send me back the negatives, and once a >> month an invoice. >> >> Today I received a letter from s-Color. The operative sentence reads: >> "as a consequence of developments in the market for analogue >> photography, the s-Color Group has decided to terminate its >> activities at the Singel 356 location, effective July 7th, 2007." >> They also have a substantial printing lab elsewhere in Amsterdam, as >> well as a shop selling all manner of photographic materials, both of >> which will continue. >> >> So now I have lost the place where I would have my medium format >> films developed. Unless I find another lab in the Netherlands that >> can do it for me, all my MF gear will be on the block here next >> Friday :-( >> >> And no, doing my own development is not an option. If I cannot find >> someone to do my souping, then that's it for film and me. >> >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> nathan@nathanfoto.com >> General photography: >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands *Opportunistic Image Acquisition* General photography: http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com http://www.greatpix.eu Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS!