[net.rec.photo] warning about Seattle Film Works

hoj909@hou2f.UUCP (C.BOHRINGER) (12/07/84)

I am posting this as a warning about Seattle Film Works.  When I received
my last roll (20 exposure film) 25% of the pictures were missing!
Actually, picture #15 was cut in half and the rest of the film simply
wasn't there.  This was true both for the slides and the negatives.
No explanation, no excuse, no nothing on part of Seattle Film Works.  I had
already a similar experience with the previous roll.  There the last
exposure was cut in the middle of the picture.

I threw the replacement film into the garbage and I am definitely not going
to use their service again ever!

cff@uvaee.UUCP (Charles F. Ferrara) (12/13/84)

> I am posting this as a warning about Seattle Film Works.  When I received
> my last roll (20 exposure film) 25% of the pictures were missing!
> Actually, picture #15 was cut in half and the rest of the film simply
> wasn't there.  This was true both for the slides and the negatives.
> No explanation, no excuse, no nothing on part of Seattle Film Works.  I had
> already a similar experience with the previous roll.  There the last
> exposure was cut in the middle of the picture.
> 
> I threw the replacement film into the garbage and I am definitely not going
> to use their service again ever!


The colors from  the slides I've received from them also leaves much to be 
desired. You get what you pay for.   
          

cff@uvaee.UUCP (Charles F. Ferrara) (12/13/84)

> I am posting this as a warning about Seattle Film Works.  When I received
> my last roll (20 exposure film) 25% of the pictures were missing!
> Actually, picture #15 was cut in half and the rest of the film simply
> wasn't there.  This was true both for the slides and the negatives.
> No explanation, no excuse, no nothing on part of Seattle Film Works.  I had
> already a similar experience with the previous roll.  There the last
> exposure was cut in the middle of the picture.
> 
> I threw the replacement film into the garbage and I am definitely not going
> to use their service again ever!

I've had some experience of my own with Seattle Film Works. The color from
their slides leaves much to be desired. The "service" is very cheap and you
get what you pay for. You have been warned!