The Plastic Lens ~ Words

I don’t want to sound too negative in this post (ok, sorry, very lame joke) but what is it about the local labs around me that they can’t be bothered to even try and stock 120 negative sleeves/pages. Does anyone else have this problem? More and more lately I notice my negatives are getting damaged because of the habit of the labs I have tried assuming it’s OK to put them rolled up in a plastic ziplock bag, like they were some sort of lunch-meat. I’m sure (well, I know) they wouldn’t treat 35 mm negatives like that. I have asked to get the sleeves ordered in but somehow they never seem to get around to it. It may be time for me to drop my usually easy-going demeanor and insist! Anyway, enough ranting from me today. Shortly I will put together a little illustrated tute on some alternative ways to protect your plastic camera of choice from light-leaks (apart from, or perhaps as an adjunct to wrapping the whole camera up like a black-taped mummy each time you put a new roll of film in…)
Stay happy snappy!