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Post by MJB on Sept 9, 2024 12:19:57 GMT
Any recommendations for getting black and white developed. Just paid £26 for developing and prints at Snappy Snaps.
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Post by steveandthedogs on Sept 9, 2024 12:31:02 GMT
Do it at home?
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Post by spinno on Sept 9, 2024 13:13:51 GMT
I send mine for development to ag photgraphic in Birmingham, under £6 per roll and then
I scan them myself ( Epson v600 scanner) but it does take a bit of time.
There used to be cheap film scanners that were available but the quality was meh.
Once scanned I play around with them in Photoshop
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Post by gray1720 on Sept 9, 2024 16:55:02 GMT
I thought I had a spare tank in the loft, but it seems not. I knew Snappys weren't cheap for B&W, but that's steep!
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Post by zx9 on Sept 9, 2024 17:25:09 GMT
I thought I had a spare tank in the loft, but it seems not. I knew Snappys weren't cheap for B&W, but that's steep! Steph quite often sees complete darkroom setups on FreeCycle, I guess folk down here have less space and or move more often. If she sees anything in the near future I will request it and offer it as free here even if Martin is not interested. |
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Post by steveandthedogs on Sept 9, 2024 17:39:40 GMT
For scanning I use my Fuji on a home-made stand.
Works well, cheaper than paying for scanning, which seems to be the major cost.
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Post by zou on Sept 9, 2024 18:33:54 GMT
I've been using Analogue Wonderland for a while now for film supplies and any developing I can't do at home. If you want prints they do scans and you can pick which ones to print rather than charge you for printing them all. I've not used them for scans or prints so cannot speak to how good they are, but their developing has been spot on it seems, film looks well handled.
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Post by martinl on Sept 9, 2024 22:50:47 GMT
Harman, based in Cheshire. They are/were connected to Ilford (the whole situation is very complicated) and are good for B+W and colour. Not as cheap as some mentioned here but less than you paid.
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Post by John Farrell on Sept 9, 2024 23:30:37 GMT
If you are tempted to get into processing, I suggest that, for a developer, you use Rodinal or one of its clones. Once opened, the concentrate has a very long shelf life - think in years - and it produces good results with Kentmere 100 used at 1:50 at 20 degrees C.
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Post by zou on Sept 10, 2024 5:15:35 GMT
Harman, based in Cheshire. They are/were connected to Ilford (the whole situation is very complicated) and are good for B+W and colour. Not as cheap as some mentioned here but less than you paid. Long time since I used them but they had hands down the best packaging I've ever received film and prints back in. Quality was lovvverly. |
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Post by peterba on Sept 10, 2024 8:30:21 GMT
Harman, based in Cheshire. They are/were connected to Ilford (the whole situation is very complicated) and are good for B+W and colour. Not as cheap as some mentioned here but less than you paid.
Seconded. I've never had poor quality or service from Harman.
As you say, not as cheap as some... but not overly expensive either.
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Post by peterba on Sept 10, 2024 8:51:42 GMT
Any recommendations for getting black and white developed. Just paid £26 for developing and prints at Snappy Snaps.
I've had good results using caffenol for developing. It's possible to print using caffenol too, but I've never tried it.
The last time I assessed the cost of developing with caffenol was in July 2020, when it worked out at £1.12 for a litre. Typically, I used half a litre to develop a film..... giving a cost of just under £0.60 per film (at 2020 prices).
Adjusting for the intervening four years (and for the well-documented benefits of Brexit) I'd say the current cost of developing a film using this method would be around £250 to £300.  |
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Post by MJB on Sept 10, 2024 9:51:52 GMT
I've found a couple of places that offer processing + emailing high res TIFF files for sub £10 and they have decent reviews. I'll prolly give one a try with my next roll.
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Post by zx9 on Sept 10, 2024 11:24:42 GMT
I've found a couple of places that offer processing + emailing high res TIFF files for sub £10 and they have decent reviews. I'll prolly give one a try with my next roll. You might check that they return your negatives after they have scanned them, some labs don't. This may or may not be important to you, up to your personal preference on that one. |
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Post by spinno on Sept 10, 2024 11:29:27 GMT
I've found a couple of places that offer processing + emailing high res TIFF files for sub £10 and they have decent reviews. I'll prolly give one a try with my next roll. If they're any good share them (the companies that is)(and the photos if you like) |
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