thegman
Veteran
Hello all,
I am moving to Australia (Melbourne) next month, I read on here a lot that film photography in Australia is somewhat more unusual than it is here in the UK. In the UK I have my pick of labs for E6/C41/BW in sizes from 35mm to 8x10.
I imagine C41 35mm and perhaps 120 will not be too hard to find, but what about E6 4x5?
I don't mind mailing off film, even to a different state, so long as it's reliable and I get them back OK.
Any thoughts on labs appreciated. I don't rule out developing myself, however:
1) When I first arrive in Australia, I'll have been on vacation for 2 weeks and will have a lot of film to process, I don't want to do it all myself, when I'll be busy with a million other things.
2) Aside from vacations, my volumes are probably not high enough to justify E6, C41, and BW chemistry, and I don't want to settle on just one of those.
Cheers
Garry
I am moving to Australia (Melbourne) next month, I read on here a lot that film photography in Australia is somewhat more unusual than it is here in the UK. In the UK I have my pick of labs for E6/C41/BW in sizes from 35mm to 8x10.
I imagine C41 35mm and perhaps 120 will not be too hard to find, but what about E6 4x5?
I don't mind mailing off film, even to a different state, so long as it's reliable and I get them back OK.
Any thoughts on labs appreciated. I don't rule out developing myself, however:
1) When I first arrive in Australia, I'll have been on vacation for 2 weeks and will have a lot of film to process, I don't want to do it all myself, when I'll be busy with a million other things.
2) Aside from vacations, my volumes are probably not high enough to justify E6, C41, and BW chemistry, and I don't want to settle on just one of those.
Cheers
Garry
mfunnell
Shaken, so blurred
Michaels on Elizabeth Street in Melbourne advertises E-6 processing for
http://www.michaels.com.au/index.php/services/photo-laboratory/e-6-slide-processing
There are probably others (I don't know Melbourne that well on the photography side of things) but they were the first I thought of.
...Mike
P.S. Brace yourself for a shock. Film and processing is not cheap here in Oz. Film you can bulk-order from the US, but processing is another matter.
although from the looks of it they only process 35mm and medium format on-site. Details here:
http://www.michaels.com.au/index.php/services/photo-laboratory/e-6-slide-processing
There are probably others (I don't know Melbourne that well on the photography side of things) but they were the first I thought of.
...Mike
P.S. Brace yourself for a shock. Film and processing is not cheap here in Oz. Film you can bulk-order from the US, but processing is another matter.
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thegman
Veteran
Excellent, does not matter to me if it's onsite or note, I'll be mailing it in anyway. Looks good!
useless generation
Established
If you don't mind mailing it. I live in Adelaide and use Atkins technicolor http://www.atkins.com.au/
They use dip and dunk for C41 and E6
They use dip and dunk for C41 and E6
thegman
Veteran
Cool, the prices are a fair bit higher than what I pay in the UK, but it's not so terrible, and may be I can get a volume discount, I expect to be processing about 15 rolls when I get there, maybe more.
Mark T
Established
In Perth, these guys will do what you want:
Churchill Colour Laboratories
288 Railway Parade, Leederville
(08) 9381 9756
I have been happy with what they have done for me over the last few years. They also do work for customers interstate, plus framing etc.
Good luck!
Churchill Colour Laboratories
288 Railway Parade, Leederville
(08) 9381 9756
I have been happy with what they have done for me over the last few years. They also do work for customers interstate, plus framing etc.
Good luck!
thegman
Veteran
Excellent, looks like I have quite a few choices, so I can buy that new 4x5 with confidence!