Uncle Fester
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I shoot film because I dislike digital, so we obviously have vastly different perceptions on what constitutes "absolute perfection". I tried going the cheap route years ago and had my film ruined on more than one occasion. Just little things like dusty and dirty negatives, scratches that ran the entire length of the roll, fingerprints, uncorrectable color casts due to poor process control and physically damaged negs as well. A lot of the pictures may not have been important at the time, but a lot of those rolls contained photos of family and friends who are no longer living. I now avoid these problems by developing the film myself, in my own darkroom. I am very careful to keep the whole process within recommended tolerances, using the chemicals one-shot and my success rate has gone way up. DIY C-41 developing is ridiculously easy.
I couldn't tell you if Wally World ships to Fuji labs or not, since I refuse to do business with them under any circumstances, but I have used Fuji's labs in the past, and while their work was generally acceptable, I am happier with my own developing, or a lab that really makes the effort to not screw up my film.
