The custom lab I use for my B&W charges me $24US for 24 exposure roll with a white border and it takes 2 weeks. The mail order company Mystic Color Lab charges me about $10US for 24 roll, add on another $8 for a cd of the images...that's still expensive. I was able to find my Minolta Dimage 7 for about $720, last year I spent about $500 on film and developing....this camera will pay for itself very quickly considering, I take pictures almost everyday with this camera. This camera has more bells & whistles than any manual slr I own and the lens is a nice 28-200mm zoom. If you dig around online you can find the camera you really want for a good price....my husband taught me that....he refused to buy it for $1500, made me search for hours and hours online....I was getting really mad at him, but it paid off. :~)

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