dr5 Lab announcement

Thanks for posting. I have heard about this. I have some refrigerated Scala 120 and I think 135 that I haven't shot with yet. But I don't think dr5 processes Scala any more.
 
I've used dr5 often over the years, and have been a great fan of the process. I had a long conversation with Dave when his press release came out, and it essentially comes down to economics and lack of demand that drove his decision to terminate the services. Some of his materials have gone up 800% in cost over the past couple of years!
Unfortunately, Dave couldn't recommend anyone here in the states who could provide direct positive b&w processing. There is a small lab in the UK, Silverpan, that advertises that service, but they totally dropped the ball in communications when I got in touch with them. And never mind the potential for X-ray damage, sending film overseas. I'm not able to do processing of any sort at home, otherwise I'd do my own direct positive processing (I have in the past, and it's pretty basic, if tedious). I've done extensive searches on the web to find an alternative lab, without success, so anyone who has suggestions for a lab that will do direct positive, please post!
 
raydm6 said:
Thanks for posting. I have heard about this. I have some refrigerated Scala 120 and I think 135 that I haven't shot with yet. But I don't think dr5 processes Scala any more.
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As long as you get your exposed film to dr5 before the last run, they can do your Scala. And if not, Scala can be processed as a conventional negative. Rate it about 1/3 stop higher than box speed.
 
Retro-Grouch said:
As long as you get your exposed film to dr5 before the last run, they can do your Scala. And if not, Scala can be processed as a conventional negative. Rate it about 1/3 stop higher than box speed.
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Thank you very much for this. I should go out shoot a few rolls and help support dr5.
 
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