127/120 developing in Atlanta, GA

McFortner

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Does anybody know if anybody in the Atlanta area, preferably south of 285 that can develop color 127 and 120 film? I live in Stockbridge and I really can't afford any long drives on my disability check to develop film. Or is this going to be something I'm going to have to save up and get the chemicals to do myself?

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That's what I was afraid of. I can do my own B&W film, but I can't make prints because I don't have the space. And color is right out at the moment. I guess I'll just have to roll color 35mm on the spools I have and just take them in to CVS for development until I can find a scanner that can scan MF negatives....

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I want to do color, but I don't want to buy the film and then find it expensive to mail out to get developed. Especially since I enjoy developing film. Maybe I should get a C-41 kit, but I don't know how long it would sit around before I use it all. And I want a scanner for 120/127 film too....

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shotgun1a

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The Camera Doctor in Decatur also does C-41 120, but results from there of late have been unpredictable at best. E-6, on the other hand, is always consistent and they're great to deal with. You might give Showcase (in Buckhead) a call as well, I've never taken 120 film there, but I'd be surprised if their C-41 machine couldn't do it.
 

donbga

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Contact E-6 labs by phone and they can help you submit film by mail. They are really the best e-6 lab in Atlanta.
 

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E-6 were great when I took in some C-41 120, but the price of just development and contact sheets is unbearable for a small-time hobbyist. I switched to doing my own in a rubbermaid container with two aquarium heaters, a fountain pump, and a 3-chemical C-41 press kit. It's a lot more work and less controlled, but paid for itself after one batch.

Showcase has been awful every time I've been there, and would never take them my film even if they can handle it.
 

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mrmekon said:
Showcase has been awful every time I've been there, and would never take them my film even if they can handle it.
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I don't think I mentioned Showcase did I? But FYI, they send all of their 120 film out to another finisher.

There is another downtown pro-lab down that will process C-41 120 at good prices but I can't recall the cost.

Sounds like you've got your home E-6 line down. A friend of mine uses argon gas to prevent oxidation with his mixed e-6 developers and it makes the mixed chemistry really last. He's using a Jobo, BTW. Jobo processors are expensive but I would scrimp and save to get a CPP2 with the drums that you require its really a great way to process color and B&W film.
 
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