eyesglassy
Established
Snapfish is no longer developing film after May 1st. I've been pre-paying and sending my film there for years. I also have hundreds of rolls of color film stockpiled. I doubt I'll ever find a better bargain for processing. Bummer.
sevo
Fokutorendaburando
They must have been rather secretive about their film processing - I've occasionally used them as a digital print service ever since they started in Germany, and never knew that...
eyesglassy
Established
Actually they used process and proof for free. That didn't last long. Prepaying now would cost under $4.oo per roll. It's hard to beat.
Bill Clark
Veteran
Processing film can be a rewarding experience and not very costly either!
Don't know if you have darkroom stuff, but a film can, thermometer, containers for chemicals, a place to load the film plus chemicals is what's needed to develop film.
I've found that color is easier to develop than B&W as the main concern is the temp. of the film developer.
Then you need a way to view your film. Scanning is one possibility.
Hope this helps you.
Don't know if you have darkroom stuff, but a film can, thermometer, containers for chemicals, a place to load the film plus chemicals is what's needed to develop film.
I've found that color is easier to develop than B&W as the main concern is the temp. of the film developer.
Then you need a way to view your film. Scanning is one possibility.
Hope this helps you.
eyesglassy
Established
I'll have to figure something out. It was just so easy to drop it in mail and have it online in a couple days. I could share it a lot faster than scanning myself. Plus negatives and proofs. I guess I was taking things for granted. I read this forum, should have seen it coming.
paradoxbox
Well-known
you'd be surprised at just how fast processing your own black and white film is.
last night i developed a 35mm and a 120mm roll of film and had them scanned in under an hour from the start of development.
it's not hard - hardest part is learning to load the developing tank in the dark.
even c41 film is not difficult but it requires more care regarding temperature.
slides are a different story.
last night i developed a 35mm and a 120mm roll of film and had them scanned in under an hour from the start of development.
it's not hard - hardest part is learning to load the developing tank in the dark.
even c41 film is not difficult but it requires more care regarding temperature.
slides are a different story.
eyesglassy
Established
Developed and scanned in under an hour! Damn, that's fast. I've been developing my own B&W film since the 70's, I'm pretty good at it. It's all the other things that have to happen after it's processed. All the color film I shot since 2000 is stored online, I could download it share very easily. I was fond of buying lots of expired film and shooting away, expirementing and having fun with it. I'm not really a computer guy, I'd have to sit in front of one for a long time to figure it all out. If I can't find a similar arrangement I won't shoot as much color film. I guess there weren't enough people using the service.
Spanik
Well-known
What about slides?
eyesglassy
Established
Slides sound interesting. The attraction of old color film was the price. I could always find as much film as I wanted for around a dollar a roll. I just dropped 4 rolls in the mailbox today, 10 in the last week.
paradoxbox
Well-known
slides require a machine processor in my opinion (jobo tank). you're looking at a not so cheap acquisition cost, for the processor (used) - between 200 and 1000$ depending on the model.
it can be done without a machine processor but you need to be very careful with the temperature or your results will never be consistent.
plus the chemicals are about 50-100$ and they expire quickly once mixed which is a huge pain, you need to have a ton of film saved up and develop them all in a short period of time otherwise the mixed chems expire and the quality of the developed film gets worse and worse each time.
i do c41 myself sometimes too, which is also temp sensitive but easier than e-6.
e-6 i leave to the lab for now.
it can be done without a machine processor but you need to be very careful with the temperature or your results will never be consistent.
plus the chemicals are about 50-100$ and they expire quickly once mixed which is a huge pain, you need to have a ton of film saved up and develop them all in a short period of time otherwise the mixed chems expire and the quality of the developed film gets worse and worse each time.
i do c41 myself sometimes too, which is also temp sensitive but easier than e-6.
e-6 i leave to the lab for now.
Rom
Established
Hi,
May i ask you how do dev and scan in one hour? Are you using a dryer ? If yes, how it works ?
Thanks
paradoxbox
Well-known
Hi Rom,
I just develop the film in my small developing tank by hand, then take it out of the tank, wipe off the excess water then hang it up with a heavy weight at the bottom of the film to keep it straight.
Tokyo is quite dry in winter so the film dries quickly. If I need it to dry faster I hang it from a hook that's near my apartment's heater - there's a filter on the heater so no dust lands on the film.
Usually the film's ready to be scanned in under an hour, if I need it that fast.
I just develop the film in my small developing tank by hand, then take it out of the tank, wipe off the excess water then hang it up with a heavy weight at the bottom of the film to keep it straight.
Tokyo is quite dry in winter so the film dries quickly. If I need it to dry faster I hang it from a hook that's near my apartment's heater - there's a filter on the heater so no dust lands on the film.
Usually the film's ready to be scanned in under an hour, if I need it that fast.