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Photo Forum / General Photo Topics / UK Photography / December 2004Excel Photo Laboratories UK - out of business?
I used them for the previous 3 yeasr and got great pictures, much better than high street 1 hour labs (I learnt my lesson with Max Spielmann whos pictures came out dusty with a tint of brown!) however my wife sent a film last summer and we have heard nothing - no pictures & no cheque cashed either. Does anyone know whether they still in business? Neil. > I used them for the previous 3 yeasr and got great pictures, much better > than high street 1 hour labs (I learnt my lesson with Max Spielmann whos > pictures came out dusty with a tint of brown!) Sounds like Spielmann's improved things from the last time I used them then  SignatureLife is hard . . . . . It's harder if you're stupid > I used them for the previous 3 yeasr and got great pictures, much better > than high street 1 hour labs (I learnt my lesson with Max Spielmann whos > pictures came out dusty with a tint of brown!) however my wife sent a film > last summer and we have heard nothing - no pictures & no cheque cashed > either. Does anyone know whether they still in business? > Neil. Hello Neil... I've just received my latest piccies from York Excel Photo Laboratories...and a jolly good job they've done too. Given that your cheque hasn't been cashed after all this time..I suspect your film has disappeared into the postal black hole never to be seen again. Regards... Edd > I used them for the previous 3 yeasr and got great pictures, much better > than high street 1 hour labs (I learnt my lesson with Max Spielmann whos > pictures came out dusty with a tint of brown!) however my wife sent a film > last summer and we have heard nothing - no pictures & no cheque cashed > either. Does anyone know whether they still in business? > Neil. I used to use Max Spielmann, but they have now stopped doing their mail order service. I now use Peak Imaging. Andrew I agree I use Peak after dropping Colab. Duncan > > I used them for the previous 3 yeasr and got great pictures, much better > > than high street 1 hour labs (I learnt my lesson with Max Spielmann whos [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Andrew Anybody tried D-lab in the Channel Islands? Im concerned that Customs might zap them. > I agree I use Peak after dropping Colab. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > > Andrew I use dlab for all my slides. Never had any problems at all. It is highly unlikely Customs would ever xray them. From memory, I don't thing they even had the machines to, at Mount Pleasant anyway. Dogs yes, but xray machines, no. > Anybody tried D-lab in the Channel Islands? > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > > > > > Andrew > Anybody tried D-lab in the Channel Islands? > > Im concerned that Customs might zap them. If you mean Dlab7 (part of 7dayshop), I used them once. I couldn't detect any signs of X-Ray damage but the quality of the processing on all 5 films was so poor I immediately went back to using Peak SignatureLiving in a fisheye lens, caught in the camera eye, I have no heart to lie. I can't pretend a stranger is a long awaited friend. I've used York-Excel for black and white twice and both times I was disappointed with them. I've been using DLab7 for colour slides for awhile now and have been happy with the results on the slides and very impressed with the prints from slide; however, having slides put on CD was a disappointment. -Dan > Anybody tried D-lab in the Channel Islands? > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > > > > > Andrew > I used them for the previous 3 yeasr and got great pictures, much better > than high street 1 hour labs (I learnt my lesson with Max Spielmann whos > pictures came out dusty with a tint of brown!) however my wife sent a film > last summer and we have heard nothing - no pictures & no cheque cashed > either. Does anyone know whether they still in business? > Neil. Usual GPO/Royal Mail performance i.e. most of what you post ends up in a skip somewhere. Mike. i just phoned them today 30-12-04, they're closed for x-mas untill 04-01-05 9am to 5pm the number is 01626 322006, they do do great prints. hope this helps, carlos |
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