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From: [e-mail] (Luis Oleson)
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Subject: Re: Where to process my color negative film
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I second Pam's warning about Film to Frame.  I once gave them 3 rolls of
color print film to process and print.  I was very disappointed with the
results.

When I lived in Santa Cruz I used Bay Photo Lab.  They were fast,
reasonably priced, and the quality was good, but alas...

There are two places on this side of the hill that were recommended to me
by a pro. In Willow Glen on Lincoln there's Castle Lab, [phone].
The charge about $14 to process and print (3.5 x 5) a 36 exposure roll
of 135 color film and they'll want 3 to 4 days to do it.  I don't know
what the numbers are for color negative film.

On Walsh in Santa Clara there is Capitol Color Lab, [phone].  I
think they may be a bit cheaper and a bit faster than Castle but I'm not
sure.  I've also heard that since the father retired and the sons have
taken over, the quality of service has dropped.

There's always Keeble & Shuchat on California in Palo Alto.  I think
they do 1 hour processing.  I've heard people moan about this place
(they don't use Kodak paper you know) but I've been happy with their
work.

L