Grrrrr (at Wal-Mart)

[Ronald M]

This is a case for digital. There are as many negs as you want and they never leav your possession.

Want a print, send a file copy. You can even photoshop it first.

I never send out monochrome film. Color goes to a pro lab that never screws up. Film is returned in a strip. You want it cut, do it yourself.

 

[allthumbs]

Cheap film is exactly what I'm thinking. Even if it's only good enough to check focus and framing on the latest found equipment, that's a short roll of TriX I can reserve for more important stuff.

On the cut negs: It's little consolation I know, but it could be worse--as Nikon Bob points out at least you have all of the image. Sometimes, though, these accidents are a chance to see things again. Too many times I've lost parts of frames by miscalculating the end of my bulk-rolled cartridges. Always disappointing, but some of those accidental crops turned out to be worth looking at and thinking about, or even working with.

 

[Trius]

In one of my former lives, my boss had a saying: "Pay 'em peanuts, you get monkies." He was referring, of course, to expectation of low-wage employees having expert skills. I don't expect much from anyone in the retail sector any more, especially the mass merchandisers. When I get good quality and service, I am pleased and continue doing business there. Otherwise, my expectations are always met.