Does anyone know what the current prices are at Asda (Photo-Me) for dev and scan, no prints? I just popped into the local shop to get a film done, but the photo bit had closed for the day. Last time I got stuff done, it was 3 quid, but I didn't see any developing prices today (although there was a Fuji Frontier machine).
Stupid question: how do various labs return processed 120 film?
In a roll or do they cut and sleeve it?
Most labs will cut and sleeve in standard Kenro style sleeves.
Almost all will cut and sleeve it. If you wanted something different though, it is often possible to request otherwise.
£3.50 for dev and CD at my one.
just for variation-mine will be crap but not from oxford. they arrived but no payment asked for yet, i guess maybe there is a backlog as last lot i sent the payment email was same day.Poor sod is probably ploughing through lots of pics of oxford and the same few odd people
Poor sod is probably ploughing through lots of pics of oxford and the same few odd people
well just had a phone call looks like my 120 was blank-bugger thats a roll of porta wasted. i guess i must of cocked up on loading. its been a while since i loaded 120 and its my 1st medium format with a removable back. o well live and -hopefully learn!
Does the removable back have some dark slide gubbins?
or alternatively, did you load the film with the backing paper facing the lens? With the backs for the RZ67, the "obvious" way to load the film gets it the wrong way round.
yep. i did remove this as i kept dropping it!Does the removable back have some dark slide gubbins?
now that's a point, i cant be 100% sure as it was a while ago i loaded and finished the roll, i cant check the film back at the moment as i am in the process of moving and have put it in storage,or alternatively, did you load the film with the backing paper facing the lens? With the backs for the RZ67, the "obvious" way to load the film gets it the wrong way round.
i will remember this next time!I always have to think really hard about the correct way to load my SQ-A too. Lots of looking at the pressure plate and saying "Light comes in here, goes on film" to myself...
yep. i did remove this as i kept dropping it!
now that's a point, i cant be 100% sure as it was a while ago i loaded and finished the roll, i cant check the film back at the moment as i am in the process of moving and have put it in storage,
filmdev reported it was totally blank bar the Kodak markings-would there of been any light leak at all if i had done this? i will get the negs back soon so is there anything to spot that would be a give away?
i will remember this next time!
thank you, no it seemed normal. its got me a bit stumped really as i cant really see how i could of wound the film on but not taken any pictures. o well when i get it back out of storage will run another film and see what happensIf you do load it the wrong way out, when you finish the roll and come to stick the end down, you should notice that something seems odd, even if you don't know what. I've done it; on the other hand, when I popped along to have the film processed (the was a high street film processor in those days for roll film) the assistant spotted the problem immediately, and offered me the darkroom to re-spool the film so it wasn't wasted.
So, remembering that, I'd expect you to have been informed of a problem before anything happened to the film. Back to the drawing board....
the more i think about this, the more i suspect when i get to see the camera again i will find out that the mirror lock up might be the problem (as in this numty forgot to check before using), i haven't changed to setting since that i remember. not opening the shutter would do itwell just had a phone call looks like my 120 was blank-bugger thats a roll of porta wasted. i guess i must of cocked up on loading. its been a while since i loaded 120 and its my 1st medium format with a removable back. o well live and -hopefully learn!
Cheers - will pop down to mine tomorrow.
Rung my local asda friday to check they still did film before i went there - hard for me to get there before the desk closes on a week day so was taking advantage of my day off. yes he said and confirmed a one hour too. Got to desk, and woman told me no we cant do it machine has been broken for 2 months - they dont know if it will be fixed and/or replaced when they are taken over. I thought they had already been taken over.......... Looks like i will be trying FilmDev - i know one of the film has got a lot of failures and in general its not wroth paying a lot for, so bit miffed about asda. She said she doesnt know who i spoke to, but i def asked to be put thru to photo desk! I could have got one of the films done months ago when machine was working but only just finished the 2nd one..
Rung my local asda friday to check they still did film before i went there - hard for me to get there before the desk closes on a week day so was taking advantage of my day off. yes he said and confirmed a one hour too. Got to desk, and woman told me no we cant do it machine has been broken for 2 months - they dont know if it will be fixed and/or replaced when they are taken over. I thought they had already been taken over.......... Looks like i will be trying FilmDev - i know one of the film has got a lot of failures and in general its not wroth paying a lot for, so bit miffed about asda. She said she doesnt know who i spoke to, but i def asked to be put thru to photo desk! I could have got one of the films done months ago when machine was working but only just finished the 2nd one..
Seems you didn't get through to the Photo-me girls. the Asda operator probably doesn't know that the photo dept is not on an extention line anymore but Photo-me have their own phone No...well mine one has.
I've been using FilmDev for the last 6 months and have had great service from them. Due to me building a lot of my cameras I've also had a lot of failures on development and to be fair to FilmDev they've always just charged me a basic development cost even though they've still scanned my film and shared whatever images they could get off them. I generally write on the order form if it's a test roll/diy camera so they know what to expect!
there were some options on the phone and i chose the photo desk option - they should change the options if it's wrong :-( when i went in she said did you speak to Photo me or Asda but she didnt which one would have got thru to her or was the right choice. There is another asda but its 25min drive away and i dont even know if they do film, and i dont want to drive there anyway. kind of annoying.
Still using Canadian Film Lab here. Still great service. Have 18 rolls from Iceland to send away and just about to send 7 from a shoot I did last week.
They have a branch in the UK?
They are formerly UK Film Lab and have a postal address in the UK. You post to them and they forward on via courier every Thursday. After building a relationship with them when UK based, I continue to use them as the prices have stayed exactly the same, including postage.
Blimey. Mr FilmDev has done them all. Just waiting for a download link. Neopan left in the leica was blank sadly.
I sent 3 rolls of yesterday at 5.15, second class so 76p, and I've just had the call from Dave at filmDev to say they are done. Stunningly good service from the PO and FD.
I'm just about to drop dome film over to Peak, never used them for film dev before, but as I now live in Sheffield I might as well try them. The scans seem a bit pricy for 120 though.
I'm just about to drop dome film over to Peak, never used them for film dev before, but as I now live in Sheffield I might as well try them. The scans seem a bit pricy for 120 though.
I'm just about to drop dome film over to Peak, never used them for film dev before, but as I now live in Sheffield I might as well try them. The scans seem a bit pricy for 120 though.
I sent 3 rolls of yesterday at 5.15, second class so 76p, and I've just had the call from Dave at filmDev to say they are done. Stunningly good service from the PO and FD.
And I sent 4 films yesterday also, downloading now!
...worrying, I sent 3 rolls off on Monday and have heard nothing.....