---In MF3D-group@yahoogroups.com, wrote:

After losing my Hiking Dog Buster a year ago I haven't visited the Rockies much at all. After cleaning out some stuff on my shelves I found a roll of 120 agfa film that had been exposed but never developed. I think it was originally an expired roll I bought for a couple of bucks locally when film was plentiful, and my original intention was to use my old black and white reversal process I came up with a few years back and make it into black and white slides. Unfortunately I was no longer able to buy the reversal bleach needed, so I just tossed it on a corner. I had no idea what (if anything ) was on it.

Anyway, I took my first roll of MF3D for close to 5 years on a recent trip to Fernie BC, just to see if my camera still worked. After a lot of inquiries I learned that London Drugs in Calgary still sends E-6 film off to Vancouver for processing. I dropped off the new film with the recently discovered old film, and was amazed when the film returned in only 3 days. But I was more amazed at what was on the roll: Pictures of my old dog Buster sitting at the top of Mount Yamnuska!

The good new that there are color stereo pairs that I know have that never knew existed. Probably taken 10 year ago. The bad part is that they was a major color shift and washed out from not being developed for so long.

But there is better news. Through the miracles of Photoshop I was able to scan the images and restore some of the glory of what the shot could have been if I used fresh film and processed it promptly. I have posted the results in the PHOTOS section of this newsgroup:
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MF3D-group/photos/albums/793076438

Now here's a question: How do it get the digital files back to MF3D? I see slides.com offers a service. Has anyone used this company lately. How was the quality?

Any feedback appreciated.

Thanks,

Sam

---In MF3D-group@yahoogroups.com, wrote:

Hi Sam,

I have made MF pairs from digital files using  slides.com (fair to poor) and gammatech.com (decent, better than slides.com).  However, the best I have seen (from my limited sampling) was from 

http://www.bowhaus.com/services/lvtspecs.php4

using an LVT (vs. CRT type) device.  Not quite like original MF film but really good.  To get price/pr down you have to lay out 3 or 4 pairs on an 8x10 (7.5" x 9.25") format and cut them up and mount them after.

Note:  You never get the advertised resolution on film because of optics, pointing errors, blooming of the spot, etc., etc.   

HTH,

John  

---In MF3D-group@yahoogroups.com, wrote:

After losing my Hiking Dog Buster a year ago I haven't visited the Rockies much at all. After cleaning out some stuff on my shelves I found a roll of 120 agfa film that had been exposed but never developed. I think it was originally an expired roll I bought for a couple of bucks locally when film was plentiful, and my original intention was to use my old black and white reversal process I came up with a few years back and make it into black and white slides. Unfortunately I was no longer able to buy the reversal bleach needed, so I just tossed it on a corner. I had no idea what (if anything ) was on it.

Anyway, I took my first roll of MF3D for close to 5 years on a recent trip to Fernie BC, just to see if my camera still worked. After a lot of inquiries I learned that London Drugs in Calgary still sends E-6 film off to Vancouver for processing. I dropped off the new film with the recently discovered old film, and was amazed when the film returned in only 3 days. But I was more amazed at what was on the roll: Pictures of my old dog Buster sitting at the top of Mount Yamnuska!

The good new that there are color stereo pairs that I know have that never knew existed. Probably taken 10 year ago. The bad part is that they was a major color shift and washed out from not being developed for so long.

But there is better news. Through the miracles of Photoshop I was able to scan the images and restore some of the glory of what the shot could have been if I used fresh film and processed it promptly. I have posted the results in the PHOTOS section of this newsgroup:
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MF3D-group/photos/albums/793076438

Now here's a question: How do it get the digital files back to MF3D? I see slides.com offers a service. Has anyone used this company lately. How was the quality?

Any feedback appreciated.

Thanks,

Sam

---In MF3D-group@yahoogroups.com, wrote:

On 11/16/2013 9:52 AM, imn23dru@hotmail.com wrote:
....
> Now here's a question: How do it get the digital files back to MF3D? I see slides.com offers a service. Has anyone used this company lately. How was the quality?

I've used Gammatech in New Mexico.
With very careful "mounting", I can get both halves of my image onto one
6x12 image. This they will 'print' for one small fee.

The results are mixed. Some have been good enough to include in folios.
Others have shown visible banding. Still, for the price, it is worth the
experiment.

John Thurston
Juneau, Alaska

---In MF3D-group@yahoogroups.com, wrote:

Thanks John! If I read their site information correctly, it is $125 per 8x10 sheet plus shipping. Being in Canada, I expect that would be maybe $35 US a pair. Is there enough room to get 4 pair on an 8x10 sheet? We they lay 3 pair horizontally and one pair vertically? I seems they will do the second dupe set for 50% less.

Thanks again,

Sam

---In MF3D-group@yahoogroups.com, wrote:

Hi Sam,

I have made MF pairs from digital files using  slides.com (fair to poor) and gammatech.com (decent, better than slides.com).  However, the best I have seen (from my limited sampling) was from 

http://www.bowhaus.com/services/lvtspecs.php4

using an LVT (vs. CRT type) device.  Not quite like original MF film but really good.  To get price/pr down you have to lay out 3 or 4 pairs on an 8x10 (7.5" x 9.25") format and cut them up and mount them after.

Note:  You never get the advertised resolution on film because of optics, pointing errors, blooming of the spot, etc., etc.   

HTH,

John  

---In MF3D-group@yahoogroups.com, wrote:

After losing my Hiking Dog Buster a year ago I haven't visited the Rockies much at all. After cleaning out some stuff on my shelves I found a roll of 120 agfa film that had been exposed but never developed. I think it was originally an expired roll I bought for a couple of bucks locally when film was plentiful, and my original intention was to use my old black and white reversal process I came up with a few years back and make it into black and white slides. Unfortunately I was no longer able to buy the reversal bleach needed, so I just tossed it on a corner. I had no idea what (if anything ) was on it.

Anyway, I took my first roll of MF3D for close to 5 years on a recent trip to Fernie BC, just to see if my camera still worked. After a lot of inquiries I learned that London Drugs in Calgary still sends E-6 film off to Vancouver for processing. I dropped off the new film with the recently discovered old film, and was amazed when the film returned in only 3 days. But I was more amazed at what was on the roll: Pictures of my old dog Buster sitting at the top of Mount Yamnuska!

The good new that there are color stereo pairs that I know have that never knew existed. Probably taken 10 year ago. The bad part is that they was a major color shift and washed out from not being developed for so long.

But there is better news. Through the miracles of Photoshop I was able to scan the images and restore some of the glory of what the shot could have been if I used fresh film and processed it promptly. I have posted the results in the PHOTOS section of this newsgroup:
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MF3D-group/photos/albums/793076438

Now here's a question: How do it get the digital files back to MF3D? I see slides.com offers a service. Has anyone used this company lately. How was the quality?

Any feedback appreciated.

Thanks,

Sam

---In MF3D-group@yahoogroups.com, wrote:

After losing my Hiking Dog Buster a year ago I haven't visited the Rockies much at all. After cleaning out some stuff on my shelves I found a roll of 120 agfa film that had been exposed but never developed. I think it was originally an expired roll I bought for a couple of bucks locally when film was plentiful, and my original intention was to use my old black and white reversal process I came up with a few years back and make it into black and white slides. Unfortunately I was no longer able to buy the reversal bleach needed, so I just tossed it on a corner. I had no idea what (if anything ) was on it.

Anyway, I took my first roll of MF3D for close to 5 years on a recent trip to Fernie BC, just to see if my camera still worked. After a lot of inquiries I learned that London Drugs in Calgary still sends E-6 film off to Vancouver for processing. I dropped off the new film with the recently discovered old film, and was amazed when the film returned in only 3 days. But I was more amazed at what was on the roll: Pictures of my old dog Buster sitting at the top of Mount Yamnuska!

The good new that there are color stereo pairs that I know have that never knew existed. Probably taken 10 year ago. The bad part is that they was a major color shift and washed out from not being developed for so long.

But there is better news. Through the miracles of Photoshop I was able to scan the images and restore some of the glory of what the shot could have been if I used fresh film and processed it promptly. I have posted the results in the PHOTOS section of this newsgroup:
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MF3D-group/photos/albums/793076438

Now here's a question: How do it get the digital files back to MF3D? I see slides.com offers a service. Has anyone used this company lately. How was the quality?

Any feedback appreciated.

Thanks,

Sam