Film Processing

If you're new to shooting film or a new customer at our lab, please carefully read all of the information on this page.

Develop & Scan

Same price for 35mm and 120, C-41 and B&W, and all disposable cameras. Price does not include printing - see below.Scans are sent to the email address you provide at dropoff.

Develop & Basic Scan - $10.00

1600x2400px .jpg files (approx 2-4mb)Great for social media and small prints. Basic scans are a great value, but don't always deliver great results from disposable cameras, expired film, or overexposed/underexposed film.Beginning May 1, 2025: Additional $0.50 to store (for 30 days) and return the film negatives. Otherwise, negatives will be discarded after you have received digital scans.

Develop & Premium Scan - $15.00

2000x3000px 8-bit .tiff files (approx 15-18mb)Larger files for basic editing or moderate-size prints.Best choice for disposable cameras, expired film, or overexposed/underexposed film.Beginning May 1, 2025: Additional $0.50 to store (for 30 days) and return the film negatives. Otherwise, negatives will be discarded after you have received digital scans.

Develop & Pro Scan - $20.00

4000x6000px 8-bit .tiff files (approx 69-87mb)Huge files for editing, publication, or large-size prints. Beginning May 1, 2025: Additional $0.50 to store (for 30 days) and return the film negatives. Otherwise, negatives will be discarded after you have received digital scans.

Develop & Custom Scan - $30.00

4,500 x 6500px (35mm), or up to 6700x8700px (6x7cm negative) 16-bit .tiff files (approx 150-200 mb)Enormous files with increased bit depth suitable for mural-size prints or color-critical editing.Beginning May 1, 2025: Additional $0.50 to store (for 30 days) and return the film negatives. Otherwise, negatives will be discarded after you have received digital scans.

Please note that develop & scan prices do not include physical prints on paper, only digital images you can view on your computer or phone.. Paper prints are an additional cost on top of the develop & scan price. Please see below. We cannot make prints without first scanning the negatives. More info

Develop Only - $7.50

for advanced shooters who want to scan their own film or print in a darkroomnegatives only - no digital files or prints. $0.50 negative packaging surcharge does not apply.
see Specialty FIlm Services below for information about 110, APS, 620, E-6 (slide film) services**Not currently accepting E-6 slide film orders.

Prints

3.5x5" prints - $10.00 per roll

Silver halide prints on Fuji Crystal Archive Luster paperAdditional cost per roll on top of develop & scan price.

4x6" prints - $12.50 per roll

Silver halide prints on Fuji Crystal Archive Luster paperAdditional cost per roll on top of develop & scan price.

Rush Options

Rush charges are an additional cost per roll on top of develop & scan price.

The standard turnaround for most orders is 3 days.

Same Day Rush - $10.00 per roll

Receive scans by 11:59pm (midnight) on the same day you drop off (up to 12 hours)Not available for Black & White film on MONDAYS*

Next Day Rush - $5.00 per roll

Receive scans by 11:59pm (midnight) the day after you drop off (up to 36 hours)Not available for Black & White film on SUNDAYS*

Immediate "One Hour" Rush - $20.00 per roll

Receive scans within 1-2 hours after dropoff. Immediate rush service is subject to availability based on current workload. If an order cannot be completed within 3 hours, we will refund the difference between immediate and same-day rush.
B&W film is not processed on Mondays due to required maintenance, so we cannot accept same-day orders for black and white on Mondays or next-day orders on Sundays. Rush service for color film is available 7 days a week.

Turnaround Times

Typically about 3 days for most orders.

Specialty service turnaround times:

Specialty B&W films (see below) 1-2 weeks

E-6 turnaround is 2-4 weeks. *not currently available*

C-41 push turnaround is 1-2 weeks.

Except for rush orders, turnaround times are estimates not guarantees.

Specialty Film Services

Push/Pull

C-41: additional $10 to push approx +1.5 stops (no more, no less)

B&W: additional $5 to push or pull any amount

Push means to underexpose and overdevelop film, effectively increasing ISOPull means to overexpose and underdevelop film, effectively decreasing ISO.
Push and pull processing can help correct for exposure mistakes when shooting at the expense of contrast and overall quality.Do not push your color film because some guy on youtube told you that it's cool.

Specialty B&W films:

Most B&W film is completed in the normal 3-day turnaround time. Certain B&W film types require special handling procedures, which usually takes about 1-2 weeks. There is no extra charge to develop these film types, but we ask that you be aware that they require a great deal of additional time and effort in the lab.

Kodak Tmax 3200 & Ilford Delta 3200 (usually done within 5 days)
Most films from the follwoing brands: Adox, Rollei, JCH, Street Candy, FPP, Bergger
All ultra-low ISO films inclduing Lomography Fantome and Babylon Kino
All infrared films, microfilms, and respooled motion picture films

E-6 slide film processing

**October 2024: We are not currently accepting orders for E-6 film processing. E-6 Service will resume in Summer 2025.**

We recommend Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kansas for slide film processing.

As always, we can cross-process your E-6 film in C-41 chemicals at no extra charge.

Additional $10 per rollAdditional $5 to mount 35mm slidesNo charge to cross-process

110 film processing

$22.99 - includes high resolution scans. Low/medium resolution scans for 110 are no longer available.2-4 weeks turnaround time

APS film processing

Additional $10 per roll

220 film processing

Priced as 2 rolls of 120

620 film processing

No extra charge

126 & 127 film processing

$29.99 per roll, includes high-res scans

Half frame film

No extra charge. With basic scans, half frame film comes as diptychs (2 images in 1 file). With Premium or Pro scans, you may choose if you want each frame scanned individually or diptychs.

We no longer offer ECN-2 film processing.

Important Policies

Beginning May 1, 2025: Additional $0.50 to return film negatives with develop + scan orders. Otherwise, negatives will be discarded after you have received digital scans.

We do not process any film which has liquid damage (water or otherwise).

We are experts in our field and treat each roll of film with a great deal of care and attention. Though infrequent, lab errors (both human and mechanical) can and do occur in every photo lab. If your film is damaged, destroyed, or lost while in our care we will refund your order and replace the film with an equivalent unexposed film. This is the full extent of our warranty, and the possibility of a lab error is a risk you assume when getting film processed.

Negative Pickup & Retention

Beginning May 1, 2025: Additional $0.50 per roll to store (for 30 days) and return the film negatives. Otherwise, negatives will be discarded after you have received digital scans.

You will receive an email when your negatives are available for pickup. This is typically a few days after you receive scans via email.

Negatives are occasionally delayed due to the labor-intensive process of cutting, sleeving, and filing. In most cases we are able to accomodate requests to expedite negatives from a particular order.

We ask every customer at drop-off if they want to pick up their negatives. Please be realistic about if you plan to pick them up. Over 75% of negatives are never claimed, which wastes large quantities of non-recyclable sleeving and packaging materials, thousands of hours of labor each year, and valuable storage space. There is a $0.50 surcharge (beginning 5/1/2025) to return negatives for this reason.

We will hold negatives for at least 30 days after the order has been completed. Unclaimed negatives will be discarded without any additional notifications.

It is your responsibility to pick up your negatives or contact us to make other arrrangements in a timely fashion. You can order shipping from our website under the Shop menu.

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