Originally posted by SpottyReputation I should inquire about that, although through the rest of the roll, some of them are more accurate. I am also using uncalibrated monitors. It's difficult to get ahold of anyone at that lab right now, i'm just happy they're still processing film.
No worries - they were shot at box.
I can imagine. My local lab has stopped development completely for the time being.
Not surprising since they're more a camera shop that still has a C41 machine running.
I've inquired about a curbside drop off/pick up but I can imagine it's just not worth the trouble for them right now.
Considering the brownish tint, there is a possibility you're slightly underexposing your shots. Especially if you're using a center-weighted in-camera meter.
Try rating a roll of Portra 400 @ 320 and see what happens. I like to err on the side of overexposing Portra, even though I'm not one of those people who purposefully overexposes by 2 stops.
That being said, scanning and post-processing has a very big influence on how your final image is going to look obviously.
I'd consider talking to the lab eventually and to lay out your problems with the colors. Hopefully they're accommodating and willing to work with you.
If not, you might want to get into the joy of home scanning ;-).