Push/Pull and 120 at Drugstores?

[PatrickT]

I went into my local Walgreens yesterday (where I typically get my color and c41 BW film developed) and asked if they do push/pull processing and if they could process 120. The employee (as I expected) said that he didn't know.

Does anyone know if any of these drugstores or cheap places to get film developed can do push/pull processing and/or 120? I've been shooting some XP2 at 800 and 1600 and would like to be able to take it to these places.

 

[degruyl]

I always thought that push / pull on C41 was frowned upon. (for color shift reasons. XP2 won't have a problem with it).

That being said, I doubt that they do 120 on the premises, but they may send it out for you. If they do send it out, chances are pretty good that whoever gets it will be more knowledgeable than the person behind the counter at your local drug store. I have no idea whether the typical drugstore mini-lab does 120 film, but I would doubt it.

Did you look at the envelop? If it has a special processing instructions section, you might be able to get push done.

Do you have a camera store nearby? Why not see if they will process it or send it to their lab. They will at least know who processes 120.

 

[PatrickT]

Thanks. I also doubt that they can do 120 at the store, and I'm not sure that they send out.

Re: Push/pull on color film. I guess I'm confused. People talk about shooting color film at different speeds than "box speeds" all the time. Does this mean that they just under/over expose the negative without any special processing? Same for something like XP2?

 

[pagpow]

Sure they're not talking about pushing chromes -- slide film?
Certainly B&W negs.
I'm not sure that i've ever heard of pushing for color neg.

 

[batterytypehah!]

I guess I'm confused. People talk about shooting color film at different speeds than "box speeds" all the time. Does this mean that they just under/over expose the negative without any special processing? Same for something like XP2?

That's exactly right. You can expose C-41 B&W at different speed ratings. It all gets developed in the (close to) standardized process. Just a matter of picking the look that suits you. Read more here http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86218 (for BW400CN, which is the same thing from Kodak).

 

[PatrickT]

That makes a lot of sense...thanks for the clarification! I just sent in a roll of XP2 (35mm) to be pushed 2 stops to 1600...we'll see how it turns out 🙂