Sanford504

Any members still shooting film? I reluctantly had to switch to digital in order to continue receiving photo assignments. I've accepted it and realize digital permits creating certain photos that heretofore we practically impossible. However, I still miss film and got out my old film bodies for personal shots. The major problem is locating both the film and labs that still process it.

Bear2 Loc: Southeast,, MI

Me too, still try to shoot a roll of T-Max every year. Camera Mart in Pontiac, MI, will develop Ektar on site and send T-Max out for processing.
Duane

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Sanford - there's many people still shooting film. I provided some of my own suggestions of film at this link: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-246061-1.html

If you are going to go with film, you might as well go with the best available. All the film mentioned previously are available from B&H, some from KEH. I found a brick & mortar store in a western suburb of Chicago with many of these for sale. For processing, I've been using a mail order outfit in California. They send back the negatives and digital copies (scans) of the photos on CD, but I'm starting to look from someone else as their scans of late have had a lot of lint.

I was also involved in a discussion on UHH where someone put together a list of film processors in the US. Here's a link to that list: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-149625-1.html

Sanford504

Thanks for you input!
:thumbup:

RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

I order Fujichrome film and Fuji processing mailers from B&H. Freestyle is another good source for film and chemicals. I try to keep them all in business. :)

Swamp Gator Loc: Coastal South Carolina

I had to do that back in 2000. But I was happy to do it and never looked back.
I have not shot a single frame of film since.
Digital had made my photography life so much easier and more pleasant.

Pablo8 Loc: Nottingham UK.

Why not try DIY ??? ***************************************
I started processing when I was 12. (now 78). and still doing my own processing. But I also do digital (Edit and Print my own).

chaprick

I recently started using my Mamiya 645 medium format film camera again for landscapes. Shooting Velvia 120 slide film. I'm shooting some shots for a panorama. Once I get the right slides digitized I plan to stitch them together digitally for a large pano. Not sure how this will turn out. It's really just an experiment.

Anyone have suggestions for who can digitize 120 slides the best??

4ellen4 Loc: GTA--Ontario

I still use film and when I have the negs done I get a DVD burnt to put on the computer.

I have NEVER had to do any pp to something that has started out as a film image. The colours just pop--fantastic resoluttion

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

Even though I now shoot mostly digital, I still prefer film. I find that it's much easier to travel with discs than with a ton of film. When I do digital I have to spend a lot of time tweaking. With film it's nearly perfect as is. I just scan it and I'm done. If you have a Costco nearby, they still print directly from film and still develop film. And they will make a CD for you. They do NOT do medium format and slides, though. The Phoenix area has two local labs that do both, but they're expensive. I've used The Slide Printer for developing and printing from slides. They are very good. The film itself is pretty readily available if you live in or near any large city and check out the local camera stores.

GeorgeH Loc: Jonesboro, GA

I still shoot film, 35mm and 120. I buy most of my film from Freestyle, local shops here in the Atlanta area generally are really pricey. Black and White I develop myself and scan into Lightroom. Color ... I've done 'chrome many years ago, never C 41. I'll probably have to give them a whirl.

Yes, Costco does good work printing, but around here only digital files and as far as I can tell, they don't process film at all. Walmart will process film but ... they return prints and a CD, the negatives they DESTROY. Barbarians.

Kuzano

I am within a half hour each between two Walmarts. I have been using the Fujifilm Kiosks in both stores for about ten years up to currently. I take the envelopes from the kiosk. I seal them. I mark them Send Out Only. Walmart bags them and ships them on Walmart trucks to Fujifilm Professional Labs. No ship charge. Ten day turnaround. I get my negs/transparencies back. No CD. Very low prices. Pro quality and prints. This is for 120 film. No scanning.

Last roll about 4 months ago. Not opened by Walmart either coming or going. No losses in over ten years.

I drop the envelope in the kiosk. Ten working days later I get a call from Walmart and go in, pay and pick up my sealed envelope. Any film... E6 or C41. Rarely pay over $10, even with prints.

Check to see where MF film is sent to process by Walmart.. If Fuji.. this send out only program should work for youl

Warning... there is a good chance any Walmart employee, even in cameras or photo, will simply glaze over and faint away at the mention of Medium Format. In both stores and others as well, I have had to hunt down the Fujifilm kiosks and envelopes. In spite of that the program works... you just have to know how to manage it. The employees Do Not know how. The biggest resistance you will get is the mention of returned negs. They are brainwashed on this. I had to open the envelope on my last visit and show the lady the negatives.

She shook her head and disappeared into the back warehouse. I think I heard sobbing and wailing.

I have my film cut and sleeved, or uncut and rolled. They come back in a little red cardboard tube.

PVR8 Loc: Raleigh, NC

last year I I bought a couple of rolls of Kodak Ektar 100 film from Peace camera in Raleigh. I shot a vintage sports car rally using my Nikon N6006 film camera. I had the film processed at Walgreens where they only developed the film and digitized it and put the prints on cd. I didn't get any prints so it was less expensive to have the film processed. I then uploaded the prints from the cd to Snapfish for printing. The prints came back fantastic. Beautiful staurated colors, great detail, smooth, and sharp. I am going to get another roll of Ektar film soon and going to do some film shooting with my photography club. I'm really glad that Kodak decided to revive Ektar film. I used to use Ektar 25 speed which was about as beautiful as film got at that time and I prefered it to Fuji Reala which was a great film also. Ektar doesn't come in 25 speed now but the current 100 speed is beautiful too.

dandij Loc: Hoodsport, Washington

All Fred Meyer stores will develop 35mm in store while you wait 15min. per roll. They will also scan to disc and print if you want. Developing is a little over $3 a roll.

GeorgeH Loc: Jonesboro, GA

Hmmm. I'll have to scout out other WalMarts in my area. Of course, your Oregon stores may be under different regional management than the ones here in the Atlanta area.