QuickLoad processing

Post by **Paul Mitchell** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:28 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

I'm just about to send a dozen or so QL's to Peak Imaging and wondered what special instructions other people put down i.e. can the ref no. on the QL envelope be put on the processed sheet? do people have the sheets sent back in the same QL box? etc.

Paul

Post by **masch** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:35 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Paul,

My QLs fromn Peak came back in their usual sleeves for 5x4 film. and w/o the QL envelopes. You may ask if they can do something about that.

I have never found a relationship between the ref number on the envelope and the marking on the film border (numbers on envelope, letters on film).

I have always had excellent results from peaks development, for all types of film. Speed change is a bt dear so I usually go for standard development.

Marc

BennehBoy · Post by **BennehBoy** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:31 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

I'd be interested to hear how you get on with this.

Tim Myers · Post by **Tim Myers** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:22 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

masch wrote:I have never found a relationship between the ref number on the envelope and the marking on the film border (numbers on envelope, letters on film).

There is a relative relationship between the code on the envelope and that on the film. Once you know one relationship in that batch (the first two letters of the code) you can extrapolate forwards or backwards from that point. The code on the envelope is numbered in decimal, that on the film uses an alpha code using A-J

So once you know that BE-3932 on the envelope relates to BE-DJGE you can work back and forth from this point

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Envelope Film
BE-3931  BE-DJGD
BE-3932  BE-DJGE
BE-3933  BE-DJGF
BE-3934  BE-DJGG
BE-3935  BE-DJGH
BE-3936  BE-DJGI
BE-3937  BE-DJGJ
BE-3938  BE-DJHA
BE-3939  BE-DJHB
BE-3940  BE-DJHC

I've found that this relationship holds true for Velvia (50, 100 and 100F), Provia, and Acros

Post by **masch** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:19 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Tim,

I'm impressed. I think I was thrown after I had three different films with one or two pictures each, and never looked at larger numbers of the same film at a time....

Marc

BennehBoy · Post by **BennehBoy** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:55 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00

So, given that we may be able to correlate the film with the envelopes, should we be requesting peak to return the envelopes too - are they willing to do that? Or should we record the information locally (bit of a pain)?

Lynne Evans · Post by **Lynne Evans** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:08 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00

I know this may sound a bit obvious......but why don't you phone up and ask them?!!

Post by **Paul Mitchell** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:49 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Thanks for the info Tim, very useful!

Lynne, I did call them and spoke with a lady who first asked "how many are you sending?" followed by "just put any special instructions in the space provided", didn't help me at all really.

I have now printed out some of Joanna's shooting labels, transferred the info from the envelope to the label including the URN. When my films are returned I can then attach the label to the relevant sheet.

Paul

Tim Myers · Post by **Tim Myers** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:09 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Paul Mitchell wrote: When my films are returned I can then attach the label to the relevant sheet.

Just remember that you need to be able to positively identify one film to envelope relationship!

Post by **Paul Mitchell** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:19 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Tim Myers wrote:Just remember that you need to be able to positively identify one film to envelope relationship!

Hi Tim, I already identified the need for a reference point so have earmarked an individual image as my starting point. Will try and share some of my first ever LF images when they're returned.

Paul

Post by **Joanna Carter** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:24 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

What I, and others, do is to write my own index number on the sleeve and add a note to the lab to mark the clear sleeves with the same index; they usually use a chinagraph pencil.

Apple · Post by **Apple** » Thu May 01, 2008 12:25 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00

...and also ask them to return the empty sleeves with the processed films so you can cross-reference pictures unless you write down all the sleeve details first and just get them to include the relevant number on the protective clear sleeve...

joolsb · Post by **joolsb** » Mon May 05, 2008 5:37 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00

The easiest solution is to unload the QL envelopes yourself and put the sheets in an old filmbox before sending. Obviously, if you don't have access to a room you can effectively light-seal then this is moot.

I do this and retain my QL envelopes, on which I make a really rough outline sketch of the scene being photographed. This makes matching film and envelope dead easy.

apochromatic · Post by **apochromatic** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:37 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Tim Myers wrote:
Paul Mitchell wrote: When my films are returned I can then attach the label to the relevant sheet.
Just remember that you need to be able to positively identify one film to envelope relationship!

That A-J system looks interesting - thanks for the heads-up on that. I have always asked The Darkroom UK Ltd to return the white envelop tops where I write my notes and that works out well too. They don't charge extra for push/pull processing and I've even asked them to make process adjustments based on their assessment. I wouldn't do that every time but it saves some time.

joolsb · Post by **joolsb** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:59 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00

The lab I use (I'm not UK-based) charges extra to process Quickloads so I just remove the film from the sleeves in my windlowless bathroom and put the films in an old filmbox before taking them to the lab. I have the luxury of knowing a good pro lab in town that offers a half-day turnaround, so no postal delays for me.

Anyway, if you want to be sure of keeping the envelopes, unloading them yourself is probably the best way - providing you have a room you can black out for the purpose.