120 C41 film developing

[samarsingla]

<p>I am new in USA and like to shoot with a Mamiya 645 with Color negative film. Is these a nice and not-so-expensive place to develop C-41. I miss India where I could get a roll developed for half a dollar. :(</p>

[dave_s]

<p>If doing mail order, consider North Coast Photo Services. Good developing and a decent scan for under $20/roll, if that's what you want.</p>

[trevor_martin]

<p>If you just want the negatives developed you can send it out through wal-mart for a few bucks, I think it cost about $2 bucks a roll (but with no prints) for me.</p>

[larrydressler]

<p>Well if you have a Wal-Mart the one close to me will develop it for $1.99 and if you want prints add about 2 $'s or if you use the send out it is $2.50 and that includes prints.</p>

[john_shriver]

<p>Anyplace that has a leader-card film processor should be able to process 120 film. It takes more skill, since they have to use a changing bag to load the film into the processor, which isn't required for 35mm film.<br>

Note that many low-paid young folks in the US are willing to do their work and not care about the results. It's worth finding a lab that pays their employees enough to care, and supervises them carefully. A minilab associated with a camera store is more likely to do good work, and not leave dirt and fingerprints embedded in your negatives.</p>

 

[randall_pukalo]

You are in luck: any Walmart will do your 120/220 C41 and slide, and true black and white/ thru their sendout service. See link below for full details, but in short, simply mark the Special instructions box at the bottom of the sendout film envelope and put "120 C41 print film, 3x5 glossy prints". For $1.20 you will get back 16 3x5 prints, and your negatives developed. Use the 3x5's as proof prints for ordering enlargements. Many hate the store, but you cant beat their service. Actually the sendout film is done by Fuji Labs, who have the Walmart account.

 

Oh ya, dont even bother to ask the people in the photo department about doing 12 film, they will incorrectly tell you the dont do it/it cant be done. I've been doing it for several years now though, no problems.

 

 

http://www.flickr.com/groups/ishootfilm/discuss/72157601574874556/

[frank.schifano]

<p>Well, here's my take on Walmart. Never again. Each time, and there have only been a few times, that I've sent film to them it's been a problem. Either it's late, late, late, in arriving; or they've screwed up. Once, I sent a roll of E6 and they said the film came back completely blank. They did not have it for me to examine. They discarded the film, they said, and didn't charge me. My guess? They lost it and wouldn't admit it. I know for a fact that the film went through the camera and was properly exposed. I used it in a camera which I am entirely too familiar with. That same machine cranks out roll after roll of perfect B&W film. No reason it would screw up because I had E6 film loaded. Another roll of E6 came back filthy, with the box holding the slides broken. The few rolls of color C-41 I've sent them came with truly horrible prints, though the negatives were relatively OK - that is if you count dust and scratches OK. They may not charge much, but in my experience, you get what you pay for - not much. Maybe things are better in your part of the world. Where I am, Walmart sucks eggs.</p>

[larrydressler]

<p>Yes Frank that is how it is... All local.</p>

[somak_ray]

<p>Search for photo labs US statewise and let me know too if you've found something special<br>

<a href="http://www.acecam.com/labsmenu.html">http://www.acecam.com/labsmenu.html</a><br>

<a href="http://www.bluemooncamera.com/services.php">http://www.bluemooncamera.com/services.php</a> develops 120 film for $4 a roll<br>

(I'm noway related to them)</p>

[ken_kuzenski]

<p>John said: "It's worth finding a lab that pays their employees enough to care, and supervises them carefully. A minilab associated with a camera store is more likely to do good work"<br>

I rarely shoot C41 in 120, but did over Thanksgiving in a small pretty seaside town. I developed my own B&W but took a few rolls of C41 to a local camera store. It used to be a great store, then it was bought by a chain, then that chain was bought by another chain. But they have a one-hour lab and still do 120, so I took the color rolls there.<br>

I was SERIOUSLY displeased that one of the rolls had significant light leaks, ruining about 4 of the frames, that was (IMO) clearly done during processing, and I was also displeased that the sleeved negs were folded into the envelope, rather than being wound around something. It was weeks before the once-folded negs were flat enough to scan--the ones that weren't light-struck, that is. So I sure agree with Brother John about finding a good lab. This one used to be, but sure isn't any more! :-(</p>

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[william_markey]

<p>H & H Color Lab - pro lab and they do a great job for a very reasonable price. Scans are approximately 40MB for 120 film.</p>

[j_marrs]

<p>Hollandphoto.com in Austin, TX has a special dunking process so they won't damage your film. Some of these other labs will damage your film. I use them a lot, and my film comes back flawless.<br>

Hope that helps you out.</p>

[colin_baker]

<p>The service mentioned has little to do with Walmart, even though the dropoff boxes are in the store - they get sent out to Fuji Labs, and are then returned for the store for pickup. Walmart employees don't touch your film. Don't expect good prints, minilab prints never are and never will be good. But if you want negatives only, the Walmart/Fuji service is fine. My last roll of C41 220 cost 38 cents (not sure if that was a mistake, they've always been 90 cents before), and the negatives are the same as what you would get from any other lab, as they should be with normal C-41 processing.</p>

[michael_trump1]

<p>Perhaps I'm just blessed, but my local lab does an outstanding job on C-41, E6 and B&W. They use Fuji chemicals in a dip-n-dunk processor for C-41 and E6 and use Kodak Xtol for B&W. I've never been disappointed in their quality. They also do mail-in processing as well. Give them a shot...<br>

<a href="http://www.processonephoto.com/">http://www.processonephoto.com/</a></p>