Best places to buy film and have it developed in Big Cities ?

I live in Atlanta, GA and found nine rolls of Fujifilm 800 and four rolls of Fujifilm 400
in my refrigerator from 2003. I have an important project I want to do for shooting
interior office space and will probably try a roll out to test the camera and the film
but I also want to buy new film and find a good( cheap ) place to develop it.
( unless someone here says throw it away and dont waste my time.)

I am not a pro so do not need to pay for expensive professional service.
Who are the major players these days in developing and processing and film sales ?

Fifteen years ago when I was doing some film photography, I think I liked
the 200 speed fujifilm the best. Is that still about the best consumer level
film ?

You found the films - you mean you lost them? How big is your fridge?

I cannot offer advice on either buying film or getting it developed as I am on the wrong side of the Atlantic but Fujifilm is fine. They make the film for Agfa - it is available here (and might be there) as Agfa Vista+ and I pay £1.00 per cassette for it.

I don't know Atlanta but I have a couple of general thoughts that might help.

Professional photo labs are generally not that expensive, but they are miles better than basic consumer services. It's well worth using a pro lab if you can find one.

For important images use fresh film that has been stored properly.

As for which film you should use, it depends on the result you want and how you will be shooting. If you use a tripod then slow film would work for indoor shots, provided the lighting is decent. If you shoot handheld, then a faster film is needed.

I would say that the easiest solution would be to use a slide film, as you'll get good contrast, luminance and colours with the option to saturate or desaturat or go B&W. The readily available option would be Fuji Provia 100/400F.

Fuji and Kodak 200 are about the same, some like one or the other better, if you have used Fuji in the past and the look, go to Walmart or Target and but a box of 200. Walmart will send film out for development and return a disk. Some Walgreens still process C 41 or send to a store that does.

You didn't mention what the lighting sources will be. You should use film that is compatible with the light source. You may need filters or flash etc. Daylight film with tungsten or fluorescent lights will not give correct colors and the type of fluorescent bulbs can also make a difference. Tungsten film if you can find it is probably 64 ISO.
As mentioned black and white is another option. Your best bet may be to stick with digital and program for the light source.

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personally

Personally I would not take a chance on an "important" project by using olde film. The old film is for fun projects, goofing around, trying experimental ideas and the like. IMO.

Peltigera said:

You found the films - you mean you lost them? How big is your fridge?

I cannot offer advice on either buying film or getting it developed as I am on the wrong side of the Atlantic but Fujifilm is fine. They make the film for Agfa - it is available here (and might be there) as Agfa Vista+ and I pay £1.00 per cassette for it.

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Better still is Agfa Vista + 400ISO..... as while the Vista 200 ISO is Fuji C200, the Vista 400 ISO is Superia 400.