Film Developing. Who does B + W?

NikonGarret · Sep 10, 2011

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 · Sep 11, 2011

Hi and welcome to APUG.

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

Best of luck.

mts · Sep 11, 2011

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 · Sep 11, 2011

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 · Sep 11, 2011

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 · Sep 11, 2011

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

Stephen Frizza · Sep 11, 2011

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

~Steve
The Lighthouse Lab

foc · Sep 11, 2011

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 · Sep 11, 2011

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

removed account4 · Sep 11, 2011

Ken Nadvornick said:
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 · Sep 11, 2011

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

traveller · Sep 11, 2011

foc said:
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 · Sep 11, 2011

Dear NikonGarret,

In Chicago, both of these get high marks,

Dead Link Removed

http://cswfilmsystems.com/

Neal Wydra

NikonGarret · Sep 11, 2011

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 · Sep 11, 2011

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

ChristopherCoy · Sep 11, 2011

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 · Sep 11, 2011

NikonGarret said:
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 · Sep 11, 2011

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

NikonGarret · Sep 11, 2011

mts said:
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 · Sep 11, 2011

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 · Sep 11, 2011

mts said:
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 · Sep 11, 2011

NikonGarret said:
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 · Sep 11, 2011

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 · Sep 12, 2011

[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 · Sep 12, 2011

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

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