What mail order film service
Jun 2, 2019 16:16:10 #
Jun 2, 2019 18:51:09 #
I've been using The Darkroom. They've been around for 40 years and do all sorts of developing...Reasonable prices also.
Jun 2, 2019 19:49:45 #
i use a dlsr [ D300 ] in manual mode just as i use to shoot film .same process , at time a hand held light meter .no auto focus , no anti vibration .
Jun 2, 2019 22:30:45 #
newtoyou wrote:
I use Mike's camera in Boulder, Colo.
A tip. The charge to develope is a per roll. Try to buy 36 print film. Cut costs by one third. I generally pay I the neighborhood of $50 total per roll. That is acquisition and development.
Get a disc only, no prints and save more.
Enjoy it. Film is not dead. There is a pleasure in using these old cameras that is undefined. Plus you slow down and think.
Bill
A tip. The charge to develope is a per roll. Try to buy 36 print film. Cut costs by one third. I generally pay I the neighborhood of $50 total per roll. That is acquisition and development.
Get a disc only, no prints and save more.
Enjoy it. Film is not dead. There is a pleasure in using these old cameras that is undefined. Plus you slow down and think.
Bill
Just Like Vinyl Records... They Aint going Away!
Jun 2, 2019 22:41:52 #
OutdoorOldie wrote:
do you guys use? I just bought a Pentax SF1n SLR, and an Agfa Optima .I have film for both b&w and color.
Thank you
annie
Thank you
annie
I have a Pentax SF1N I Bought in May of 89, Did Good for me Until New Years Eve 95, & the Damn Film Transport Device Died on Me, didn't have the Funds to Repair it, Let it Sit Until 2005, when I had the Funds to Fix it, Pentax Informed me that They Stopped Repairing the SF1N, & Other Models, When I had the Funds to Repair the Camera.
Not Even Other Indy Camera Repair Services Could Not Repair my SF1N, the Only way Unless that had another SF1N & Stripped the Part from the Second Camera to Put in Mine.
Got it Mothballed with Other Worn Out, or Broken Film Cameras in a Plastic Container, Don't know what to do With them, Can't Trash Them!
74images
Jun 2, 2019 23:44:57 #
I use Walmarts "Send Out Only" program. Goes to Fujifilm Professional Lab... no shipping. Ten day turnaround. Under $10 per roll. Fifteen years now. Great processing. Never a lost image.
The best part of the deal for me. I use them to process 120 roll medium format film. Color and B/W. I have two Walmarts within 20 miles. Both offer the Send Out Only program. This seems to be consistent with those Walmarts that have a contract for Fujifilm Products. Nobody at the store touches your film, going out or coming back. You get a call when it's back.
Again, great service on "Send Out Only" over fifteen year now. Excellent processing. No scanning. Original negatives back. Prints as well. Two stops at Walmart. They ship on their trucks no charge to you.
The best part of the deal for me. I use them to process 120 roll medium format film. Color and B/W. I have two Walmarts within 20 miles. Both offer the Send Out Only program. This seems to be consistent with those Walmarts that have a contract for Fujifilm Products. Nobody at the store touches your film, going out or coming back. You get a call when it's back.
Again, great service on "Send Out Only" over fifteen year now. Excellent processing. No scanning. Original negatives back. Prints as well. Two stops at Walmart. They ship on their trucks no charge to you.
Jun 8, 2019 14:58:44 #
BebuLamar wrote:
I would process film already exposed regardless how old. You would never know what on it. I would not use unexposed film pas their expiration date. Although film price is high now it's still not worth it to use expired film.
I have a lot of film in my freezer, I don't use it often, but when I do it works fine. The color may be a little off, but I have not had any problems.
Bottom line, “Expired” is no longer a dirty word for film photography.
https://www.slrlounge.com/shoot-expired-color-negative-film-with-confidence.
"Although I recommend using fresh film to shoot anything mission critical, expired film under ten years old that’s been cold stored is just as good as fresh film. Expired film will also be cheaper than fresh film, making it perfect for experimentation and testing lighting technique."
I use the Darkroom for my developing, and I have had no problems. They can even send you digital copies of your roll.
Jul 21, 2019 20:34:11 #
I had a color and b&w darkroom years ago. I spent hour after hour there,but it was my house.I am staying with a friend until an apartment opens up in town!
annie
annie
Jul 21, 2019 20:35:34 #
Jul 21, 2019 20:55:43 #
newtoyou wrote:
A couple of years ago, I found several rolls of Kodak GB film that apparently were misplaced during our move five years earlier; I knew they were at least three years post-date, but I wanted to know what they had contained, so I took them our local camera store for "develop only" processing, then I scanned them. From their contents, I discovered that two of them were ten years old, but all of them scanned as normal! Sometimes you get lucky.Depending on age of film in camera, and if in doubt, I would not pay to have it processed. Get fresh film on line and get 36 shot per roll for reason stated earlier.
Keep film and batteries in a freezer to extend storage life. Warm before loading.
Bill
Keep film and batteries in a freezer to extend storage life. Warm before loading.
Bill
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