Developing of 35mm+ 120mm films + disposable cameras

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2.10.2024

Planning to send off our next load of films for developing/scanning/printing on Monday 8th September, and they should be ready to collect (prints) or scans emailed out by Friday 12th Oct. To catch this batch, get your films in by Saturday 6th, 3.45pm, at the latest.

Negs are always returned to the shop for collecting. 

Options are: Develop film only; develop, scan and email images to you; dev and print; or develop, scan, email and print. 

If we get more than expected films booked in, then this send-off date could be sooner: The more we get booked in, the faster they get sent off! 

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Note: 'WeTransfer' download links are only valid for five days! But we can re-send links if necessary.

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You can get your films either developed only and cut into strips, or get them scanned and emailed to you, or printed, or printed and scanned and emailed to you. Negatives are returned to the shop for collection.

For prints, chose Glossy or Matte finishes. White borders can be given if requested (4mm or 10mm) at no extra cost.

***See terms and conditions at bottom of page ***

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Prices quoted below are for standard processing costs (EG: standard sleeving, normal camera settings etc)

Add ons:

-  0.80p for negatives sleeved in Kenro translucent ring binder pages

-  £1.20 for SECOL archival ring binder negative sleeving 

-  £1.00 for films pushed one or two stops, or pulled one stop

The black and white processing at 'A G' is done by traditional 'dip and dunk' processing, leading to: 

• Correct and accurate development times are given to each film, fine tuned for our combination of developer type and methods. This is critically important with black and white processing.
• Very high levels of processing consistency. Customers are able to expose their black and white films repeatedly, and with confidence, for optimum results – safe in the knowledge that their processing is exactly the same, order to order.
• Best possible grain structure, shadow detail and contrast are obtained from their chosen developer (Ilford ILFOTEC DD) which offers a superb all round balance of fine grain, emulsion speed and sharpness.
• The dip and dunk type processor for black and whitefilms was built new for them and installed in 2021. Dip and dunk enables the finest possible quality in processing.

We can't emphasize enough the importance of the quality of 35mm analogue film developing. The problem with cheaper in-house processors is that it can result in inconsistency of quality, negs scratched, poor printing with haphazard results. Often people blame their camera, or poor film, when cheap processing is the culprit. Believe us, we know, having been doing this for over 35 years! You DO get what you pay for. Our service is not the cheapest but if you want consistently brilliant results, here we are!

Please note that when our film developing customers ask for their film scans to be emailed to them, they are sent via a 'WeTransfer' email link. This link is only valid for 7 days. All scanning work also comes with a CD at no extra cost.

The scans are sent at low resolution, you then need to click the link to download the larger file sizes to your phone or laptop.

At extra cost you can also ask for film speed changes, cross-processing, and clip tests. 

You can drop 35mm/120mm analogue films off for developing, any time Tuesdays -Saturdays, 11am - 4pm.

However, if you need help and advice on any aspect of 35mm film photography/questions about your 35mm or medium format camera and equipment/darkroom problems etc, then it's best to come in on a Thursday or Friday and pick boss Johns' brains. With over 35 years experience with film cameras and darkroom printing, they are very knowledgeable brains indeed! He is very happy to help and advise anyone with his experience, so don't be shy to ask him questions!

**   Larger print sizes also available ( 6"x9" and 12"x8"), enquire by email or in the shop!   **                                                              

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********There's a big pile of uncollected films that have been developed, scanned and/or printed, that have not  been collected, going back to 2019! Negatives are very precious and you may need them in the future, so if this rings a bell with you, please call in soon to collect them thanks. ********

When we book 35mm films in for processing, we often get left the empty cannisters. We collect them for people who want them for lots of different uses (Eg: keeping seeds in,