I've just had some dirty negs back from AG, not the first time so I think it's time to try someone else.
Is Peak still one of the preferred labs and has anyone used Digitalab?
https://www.digitalab.co.uk/
Thanks
I think it's time to move on to be honest as it's happened a number of times, I'll check out Filmdev... thanks both.
I've just had some dirty negs back from AG, not the first time so I think it's time to try someone else.
Is Peak still one of the preferred labs and has anyone used Digitalab?
https://www.digitalab.co.uk/
Thanks
I think it pretty much depends on whether or not you want prints or scans. I haven't used digitalab, but a quick check on their website has them at £12.55 to dev and low res scan a 35mm film, whereas I use Filmdev and have just sent off a 35mm film to be developed and low res scan for £4.00. Medium res scan & dev would be £6, but I can scan the negs myself and am only really using the £4 service to see what I've got. http://filmdev.co.uk/
Good info and thanks for the replies
I'll try Filmdev for my next batch of film then.
After issues with several rolls I would rather give someone else a go rather than go back and fourth with AG, it's not worth my time to keep going back to a company with complaints hence looking for alternatives
After issues with several rolls I would rather give someone else a go rather than go back and fourth with AG, it's not worth my time to keep going back to a company with complaints hence looking for alternatives
h'mm scans from filmdev are all over the place for OOD Kodak gold 100 iso.....well my entry for landscapes is on there and it took a bit of work using Photoshop to get a decent result, but still not happy and I'll scan again on my V750...so annoying when you don't get WYSIWYG.
btw I realise filmdev are cheap and i accept their scans are really proofs for the price but Tesco and Asda were much better and saved me doing home dev and scanning
At this stage I've only tried to price up a single roll of black and white in XTOL with no prints and standard scans, which comes to £9.50 if I've got it right. Large scans adds another £4. At this stage I don't have a clue what standard and large mean here, but I've asked.
They replied very promptly:
"Standard size scans from 135 are approx. 3200 x 2315 pixels (roughly 10x8” at 300dpi)
Large size scans are 4750 x 3475 pixels (roughly 11x14” 300dpi)"
So like Canadian Film Lab and a few others, their "standard" size is as good as or better than many labs "medium" scans.
Well £4 from Bristol Cameras would be cheap enough, just wondering if anyone has had any experiences with themSorry to say but I don't think there is anywhere cheap anymore, except doing it yourself
Well £4 from Bristol Cameras would be cheap enough, just wondering if anyone has had any experiences with them
New to film photography and ran a test roll through my new camera, and need somewhere cheap to develop it just to make sure the camera works. Has anybody used Bristol Cameras? Seems to be the very cheapest place I've found, £3.99 for developing and scanning but I've read mixed reviews.
The only local places I have (Liverpool) are Boots and Max Spielmann and they don't display prices on their website but I'm sure they'd be a ripoff
New to film photography and ran a test roll through my new camera, and need somewhere cheap to develop it just to make sure the camera works. Has anybody used Bristol Cameras? Seems to be the very cheapest place I've found, £3.99 for developing and scanning but I've read mixed reviews.
The only local places I have (Liverpool) are Boots and Max Spielmann and they don't display prices on their website but I'm sure they'd be a ripoff
Working on the principle that 'first loss is best', wouldn't it be a wiser choice to send your film to a well established and trusted lab, such as AG Photolab in Birmingham, or Filmdev in the Northeast and go for a medium resolution scan? It might cost a few quid more, but at least you should have a good degree of confidence in the service they provide (as many of the F&C regulars have frequently used these labs in recent years). That way, if there's an issue, it should hopefully narrow things down to the camera, the photographer or the film itself, and posting some examples in the F&C section should narrow it down to one or the other.
If it's just a test film with nothing much special on it then the standard medium res scan on the Noritsu should be fine to give you some results to compare. If you think you have some 'keepers' then you might want to go for a high res scan. I think most of us don't bother with TIFF files, certainly for our 'everyday' type photos. Up to you really. I can also recommend AG Photolab, who send you a DVD with the scans on rather than an internet download. Once again, personal preference.Thanks for the advice! Think I'll try out Filmdev since they seem to get lots of praise! Are there any major differences between the scanners you can choose? And it it worth getting .tiff files?
I have never had TIFF files from film scans and always been very happy. I have, when I first started out gone for cheaper options from the likes of high street labs but found the absolute best service from the higher end, popular labs like UK Film Lab (now Canadian Film Lab) and Carmencita.
As said earlier, using a better lab eliminates a variable as to where any problems lie, as does using good film (unless you want a particular look of cheaper/expired/pre exposed film of course).
Your choice of course but I've never found the need to send out of the UK for good dev/scan. Palm Labs for instance are great for me, wouldn't send my film that mattered anywhere else really.