Re: really no purpose anymore for traditional films (negative or diapositve) (by 2006) ?

In article <7R_bh.3193$Yy1.477@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy71@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> "Greg \"_\"" <grey_egg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > In article <o8Bbh.3074$Yy1.567@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy71@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > 
> >> It was costing me about $4.10 per 36 exposure to drop of film for E6
> >> development at Costco (who ****ps to Qualex).  They recently
discontinued 
> >> it.
> >> After that, I use Fuji mailers at $4 and change per envelope.  Comes
with 
> >> the
> >> carboard on each slide and a nice little box ;-)
> > 
> > For a multitude of reasons I avoid these type places, nothing against 
> > your decision to sup****t them.
> 
> I actually used A&I for most of my im****tant processing.  The more
casual
> images were developed with Qualex.  I pretty much only shot E6 slide
film.

Qualex is fine, its turning my film over to a middleman (read as large 
supermarket like chain store) that makes me nervous.
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