oliver_mills Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 <p>Hello<br>I have exposed my first roll of Velvia 50 film and am thinking of processing it at Peak Imaging (UK). I have heard only good things about the company, but I don't know what to expect in terms of what I will get back. I will request the pictures be put into mounts, but <em>will</em> the mounts be date-stamped (like the old kodachrome slides were) and numbered? Are they plastic or card? Are they delivered in a box?<br>Another site (AG Photo Lab) specifies what type of mount they use, and they say that they date stamp and number the mounts. <br>Can someone please tell me exactly what comes in the delivered photo pack - particularly regarding the slide mounts?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanKlein Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 <p>Why not call each company and ask them about their services?</p> Flickr gallery: https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanklein2000/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel_odabashian Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 I have used them in the past and they are pretty good the slides are in plastic mounts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 <p>If I get ones that aren't numbered, I number them myself. I would probably put dates on them, too.</p> -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donbright Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 <p>I hope you get back as to your reaction to the Velvia slides. I remember my reaction. I think the mount issue may shift priorities when you see Velvia on the light table.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_tonkin Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 <p>Peak Imaging don't number, nor date. They're my better-the-devil you know sort of place and no real complaints as such, but the date/numbering thing niggles along with their fiddly bit of info here, bit of info over there, sort of piece-together-the-pricing+postage arrangement that's making me think I might want to try elsewhere for a change and so here I am searching for ideas.</p> Still hopeful of finding anyone who actually runs this seemingly Mary Celeste-like website so I may change my registered email address Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliver_mills Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 <p>Thank you all for your replies... I know that this is very late!<br> I have been astonished with the quality of the slides - I knew that they would be good, but I never thought that they would be <em>that</em> good, considering that it was my first attempt. I will never tire of putting them through my grandfather's old projector!<br> I will definitely continue to use this fantastic film, and will continue to process it at Peak imaging.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_tonkin Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 <p>For info, I meanwhile, tried AG Photo Lab. 15 rolls of 36 exp, and generally very pleased and will definitely use again. Nicely packaged in snug fitting cardboard box a bit like the ones you get with most Amazon stuff, delivered by Interlink (a courier company I've also long rated, partly for merely sentimental reasons). Sturdy feel plastic mounts that easily go into my 140 Carousel magazine, not tried with LKM but guess they'll be fine there too, and a real boon to have the month and year stamped on the mounts ... I rather suspect AG Photo might be the only people bothering to do that thesedays. On the slight downside, the numbering is a bit erratic ... some numbers repeated and then a jump to suddenly talking about 88, 89, 90 etc on a 36 exp. film?! and a couple of frames have some sort of glue smudge on them and worse still a cracking sunset pic has a fine scratch up it ... but then again that sort of thing has always happened with slide film (not, in my experience, with Peak Imaging to date) but certainly with Kodachrome Fujichrome in yesteryear so definitely happy to give AG benefit of the doubt.</p> Still hopeful of finding anyone who actually runs this seemingly Mary Celeste-like website so I may change my registered email address Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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