Film Developing. Who does B + W?

[NikonGarret]

Hello

I'm new to this site and my first question is I have two rolls of B&W film (Fujifilm neopan professional 400 and Kodak Professional TRI-X 400TX) and I have gone everywere in my city that still develops film such as target, costco, CVS, and Walmart. No one does B&W. Does anybody on this site want to help me out and ill send it to you and you can develop it or point me in a direction of sombody that does it?

Any help is appericated.

 

[MattKing]

Hi and welcome to APUG.

It would help us a lot if we knew where you are.

Best of luck.

 

[mts]

These days B&W processing is almost always done by the photographer, with the exception of Henri C-B and a few others who can afford to hire processing staff. Now is the time to learn, especially with motivation. APUG is the place to be for information and help getting started.

 

[Bob-D659]

Well from the stores you listed, it seems you might be somewhere in the USA, a city/state would help a lot, and none of those places have developed B&W for decades, if ever. Although Walmart's send out service might do it.

It's a good thing they didn't try either, you would have ended up with a couple of very clear strips of film. C41 colour processing works super well in removing the silver image from the film.

 

[Ken Nadvornick]

From our own APUG-supporting advertisers:

Blue Moon Camera (Portland, OR, USA)
Cox B&W Lab (Rancho Cordova, CA, USA)
Elevator Digital (Toronto, ON, Canada)​

Any one of these fine establishments would be an excellent choice.

Ken

 

[H.veng.smith]

I’m sure your not in nyc but if you happen to be printspace does very good work I think.
Along with LTI

 

[Stephen Frizza]

If you were in Australia I would be able to do it for you.

~Steve
The Lighthouse Lab

 

[foc]

In our little shop/lab in the west of Ireland we still hand process B&W 35mm films for customers and we also do a small mail order service.

 

[Rick A]

Mail your film to me, I'll process it and print contact sheets for you gratis.

 

[removed account4]

From our own APUG-supporting advertisers:

Blue Moon Camera (Portland, OR, USA)
Cox B&W Lab (Rancho Cordova, CA, USA)
Elevator Digital (Toronto, ON, Canada)​

Any one of these fine establishments would be an excellent choice.

Ken

YES!

 

[Aristophanes]

http://www.trueblackandwhiteprints.com/blackandwhiteprintsfromfilm.html

 

[traveller]

In our little shop/lab in the west of Ireland we still hand process B&W 35mm films for customers and we also do a small mail order service.

Off Topic: In 2012 or 2013 I will travel the west of Ireland for 3-4 weeks and would prefer to get the C 41 films developed before I go back home. Where is your lab?

John

 

[Neal]

Dear NikonGarret,

In Chicago, both of these get high marks,

Dead Link Removed

http://cswfilmsystems.com/

Neal Wydra

 

[NikonGarret]

Thank you guys for such a quick and helpful response. I live in Simi Valley, CA. If you dont know were that is its in southern California Just outside of L.A. county.

Rick A if I sent you my film how much would you charge for the two rolls?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Rick A]

I'll only charge you return postage for the two.

 

[ChristopherCoy]

BWC in Dallas process B&W film http://www.bwc.net/bwc/Services.aspx

or

Baron Photographix in Fort Worth http://www.barronphotografix.com/products.html

Both of the labs will also make true B&W prints, as well as scan your negatives and put them on a disc.

 

[BrianShaw]

Thank you guys for such a quick and helpful response. I live in Simi Valley, CA. If you dont know were that is its in southern California Just outside of L.A. county.

The Darkroom, on Reseda Blvd just north of Nordhoff, on the west side of the street. Not far from the University.

 

[BrianShaw]

The Darkroom custom photographic and digital services
www.darkroomlab.com/

 

[NikonGarret]

These days B&W processing is almost always done by the photographer, with the exception of Henri C-B and a few others who can afford to hire processing staff. Now is the time to learn, especially with motivation. APUG is the place to be for information and help getting started.

As much as I would love to develop my own film my parents refuse to let me.

 

[BrianShaw]

Hey NikonGarret - my mistake. I must have blinked and they moved according to their web site... to Topanga Canyon Blvd in Woodland Hills. They were across from CSUN (and a bit further down Reseda Blvd) from way back in the 1980s. I must not be using them enough!

That address is Woodland Hills Camera, Topanga just south of Ventura

I'm confused. Call first!

 

[ROL]

These days B&W processing is almost always done by the photographer, with the exception of Henri C-B and a few others who can afford to hire processing staff. Now is the time to learn, especially with motivation.

You mean you have to be dead to afford to have processing done for you? Ooooh, very existential man.

 

[ROL]

As much as I would love to develop my own film my parents refuse to let me.

As much as I hate to admit it, I live 30 minutes from Seamy – and as my much as I'd like to help you out, my parents refuse to let me.

Try checking out suggested mail order or enroll in a community college darkroom class (COC – College of the Crayons comes to mind).

 

[Athiril]

Me. I also formulate developers and usually tip them out when I don't like them. My latest one however is a success.

Did a test @ 1+50 vs Rodinal 1+50, different times, same agitation routine, similar dMax. Mine has lower negative contrast, sharper developing, higher local contrast.


U1_v_Rodinal by athiril, on Flickr

 

[foc]

[Off Topic: In 2012 or 2013 I will travel the west of Ireland for 3-4 weeks and would prefer to get the C 41 films developed before I go back home. Where is your lab?

John]

John my minilab address is Photofast Ltd, 51 O'Connell Street, Sligo, Ireland.

If you need more details e-mail me.

Thanks for the interest.

 

[David Goldstein]

Dwayne's has reasonable processing fees if you can't find anything locally, and they will just process the negatives if you intend to make your own prints.

http://www.dwaynesphoto.com/newsite2006/B-W-film-processing.html