where to get C-41 processed

Wayne · Sep 10, 2018

I think I'm going to have my C-41 professionally processed until I can get a better temperature control system going. I only develop a few times a year and thats not enough to get both good and consistent at it. I figure if I can remove processing error from the equation for now, I can focus better on improving my printing. I always farmed out my E-6 when I was printing Cibachromes.

So, who has good results and good prices on 120 and 4x5? The labs I used to use for E-6 are all 100%digital now. I'm in the Midwest but I dont care where I send it.I do care about price, especially on the 4x5.

jim10219 · Sep 10, 2018

I asked this question on the LFphoto website and got some good suggestions.

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?146588-Developing-Labs-in-2018

I can’t really recommend any of them yet because I haven’t shot color in a while. But I can recommend avoiding thedarkroom.com. They do good work with roll film, but I’ve had numerous issues with sheet film from them. Hence why I started that thread.

MultiFormat Shooter · Sep 10, 2018

Wayne said:
So, who has good results and good prices on 120 and 4x5? I'm in the Midwest but I dont care where I send it.I do care about price, especially on the 4x5.

Try Edgar Praus at Praus Productions. Service is great and he does optical printing, including for contact sheets.

Wayne · Sep 10, 2018

All I need is film, I can do my contact sheets. But thanks for the suggestion

Kilgallb · Sep 10, 2018

Buy a sous vide circulation machine. It will cost less than sending a stack of 4x5s to a lab.

Wayne · Sep 11, 2018

Maybe eventually. For the near future I want the assurance of a good lab, and remove myself as a variable until I get a reliable system

MultiFormat Shooter · Sep 11, 2018

Wayne said:
All I need is film....

I use Praus for all of my large format C-41 film developing and it has always comeback clean, and properly processed.

Wayne · Sep 11, 2018

Praus looks good but is pretty pricey. From that LF thread, Citizens Photo in Portland is way cheaper on 120 than anyone else (3.75/roll vs 8.50 at Praus) and slightly more on 4x5 (which I dont have much of anyway). But I do want to be assured its good, too. My previous labs were all in the PNW and did great work, if that means anything.

I found out my local photo shop still does C-41 at $5/120 roll, but I have no experience with their developing and they don't do 4x5.

where to get C-41 processed

Privacy & Transparency

Privacy & Transparency