I spent some time yesterday checking dev and scan prices for 4x5.
a) Peak now cost £4 per frame for dev-only (plus £3.95 for return postage, but freepost out to them), and for scanning you have to choose their Custom Scan option at £4.96 for small and £7.50 for medium, plus, it appears, at least £2.50 for download or £2.75 for CD!
b) Harman Labs charge £3.60 per frame for dev only, add £2.40 for 1200 ppi scans and £3.90 for 2400 ppi scans, with no obvious cost for online or CD-based delivery. In fact, they don't seem to charge for return delivery at all; OTOH I'd be up for £3.45 postage to them, and they suggest turnround times of around a week. They don't offer E6.
c) CC Imaging don't seem to offer C41 processing for 4x5, but do offer E6 and B&W for £9 and £10.50 respectively. Easy to rule them out.
d) The Dark Room also don't offer C41 processing AFAIK, and charge £.50 for E6 and £3.45 for B&W. No scan option that I can see. Return postage £3.75 but do have freepost.
I chose to send my first two frames to Peak this time, with their known reputation and relatively quick turnround times. John
@thedarkshed has offered to let me scan them at his.
I process my own black and white currently with an Agfa Rondinax 35, which is definitely no good for 4x5. I've backed the Lab-Box Kickstarter with 135 and 120 options, but I suspect that won't work for 4x5 either. However, I won't know until it arrives; it might be possible to remove the spool and do taco-style stand development. Who knows! I should have thought about this 2 weeks ago and grabbed that Paterson tank that was going begging at Onich, but didn't.
I can't really justify >£4 per frame for black and white in the longer run (assuming there is one!). So, what are the home dev options? One is presumably taco-style in a Paterson tank. Another is presumably the Stearman SP-445, but... £100! Or the MOD54, cheaper at £59 plus £7.50 postage, but loading looks a nightmare.
Any suggestions?