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Oct 12, 2018 07:38:58   #
ELNikkor
 
I went to Walgreens the other day and was shocked they said they'd take 8 days to process the film, send me a CD, and throw out the negatives!

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Oct 12, 2018 07:47:47   #
billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
 
gmango85 wrote:
Friends, can you recommend a lab for developing 35mm color negative film and digitizing? I am determined to use some old gear but I am worried about the processing side. Any advice will be welcomed.
Thank you,
George


scanning is much easier than most think. There are several to chose from. this is just one of many available
https://www.amazon.com/Epson-Perfection-Negative-Document-B11B210201/dp/B00E1O74SW/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1539345944&sr=8-7&keywords=film+slide+copier

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Oct 12, 2018 07:56:40   #
gmango85
 
abc1234 wrote:
Why would you want to go this way?
I'm older, loved my Canon F1, it's lenses, and control of picture. I also own a Canon 5D IV but too many bells and whistles for me. Maybe just nostalgia.

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Oct 12, 2018 08:01:35   #
CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City
 
gmango85 wrote:
I'm older, loved my Canon F1, it's lenses, and control of picture. I also own a Canon 5D IV but too many bells and whistles for me. Maybe just nostalgia.

If you don't get high resolution scans of the negatives and / or get the negatives back and scan high-res yourself, you're not just wasting your time, but your money and effort too. But, you should be working to create much better work with a more capable 5DIV, said by a F1 owner and digital and film photographer.

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Oct 12, 2018 08:06:33   #
whfowle Loc: Tampa first, now Albuquerque
 
I have used North Coast Photographic Services for 35mm scan and return for many years. They will scan whole rolls in high res and return a CD with the film in sleeves. You get digital at about 24-25 MP.

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Oct 12, 2018 08:25:38   #
drmike99 Loc: Fairfield Connecticut
 
jerryc41 wrote:
Although I haven't used them, I know that our local Walgreen's processes film. I don't know about digitizing, but I'd be surprised if they didn't.

https://photo.walgreens.com/store/welcome


My local Walgreens develops, digitizes, prints but does NOT return your negatives! I use The Darkroom (see other posts above). They’re in San Clemente. Check them out on line.

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Oct 12, 2018 08:39:19   #
John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK
 
Just come back from our U3A group where a chap was explaining just how he did this himself. He photographed the negatives over a lightbox and opened them in Elements then just just did the colour reversal himself using one of the tools.

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Oct 12, 2018 08:49:42   #
abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois
 
gmango85 wrote:
I'm older, loved my Canon F1, it's lenses, and control of picture. I also own a Canon 5D IV but too many bells and whistles for me. Maybe just nostalgia.


Nostalgia. I loved my Mamiya C330f and darkroom but digital is so much better except for one thing:nostalgia.

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Oct 12, 2018 09:19:57   #
AndyT Loc: Hampstead, New Hampshire
 
After just purchasing a beautiful 1956 Kodak Retina IIc, I just mailed my first roll to The Darkroom. Nice to hear positive things from others.

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Oct 12, 2018 09:32:20   #
Spirit Vision Photography Loc: Behind a Camera.
 
gmango85 wrote:
Friends, can you recommend a lab for developing 35mm color negative film and digitizing? I am determined to use some old gear but I am worried about the processing side. Any advice will be welcomed.
Thank you,
George


My local lab (www.citizensphoto.com) does a very good job at it. $10.00 per roll to develop and high res scan them.

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Oct 12, 2018 09:34:58   #
Spirit Vision Photography Loc: Behind a Camera.
 
AndyT wrote:
After just purchasing a beautiful 1956 Kodak Retina IIc, I just mailed my first roll to The Darkroom. Nice to hear positive things from others.


How do you like it? I have a Kodak Retina Reflex III, in beautiful shape, with three Schneider lenses. Have yet to use it. 😢



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Oct 12, 2018 09:49:53   #
russraman Loc: New York City
 
I recently inherited my father’s collection of more than 5,000 35mm slides from the 1947 through 1996, including tons of shots of my brother and me growing up in the 1950s and 60s I purchased a Nikon slide adapter to use with my Nikon D810 and Nikkor 60mm f2.8D lens and am in the process of sorting, selecting, shooting and editing the slides I want to keep and digitize. While very time consuming it is also very rewarding to take 70 year old slides and convert them to digital for easy storage and viewing and sharing. Attached are some photos of me as a kid...













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Oct 12, 2018 09:53:13   #
AndyT Loc: Hampstead, New Hampshire
 
Kiron Kid wrote:
How do you like it? I have a Kodak Retina Reflex III, in beautiful shape, with three Schneider lenses. Have yet to use it. 😢


Dear Kiron Kid. It's a gorgeous camera. The IIc has no meter so it's a little smaller than your III. When I opened the lens cover and the lens assembly slid out the machinist at work said it looked like something a jeweler would make. Beautiful worksmanship. Just sent in the first roll today.

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Oct 12, 2018 10:12:04   #
oldfaithful
 
Walmart Did it at one time, however I'm not sure if they still do it since most photos are now digital. Also I didn't use them for any special photos so be alert if you want special quality results.

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Oct 12, 2018 10:15:29   #
Spirit Vision Photography Loc: Behind a Camera.
 
oldfaithful wrote:
Walmart Did it at one time, however I'm not sure if they still do it since most photos are now digital. Also I didn't use them for any special photos so be alert if you want special quality results.


Do NOT use Walmart. Low res scans and they do not return your negatives. They toss them.

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