lithprint
Hi forum,
I’d love to try shooting in colour with my medium-format camera, but I can’t develop the film myself as I only have black-and-white equipment.
Where in Berlin can I find a ‘normal’ lab that does this sort of thing at reasonable prices? Apart from Pixelgrain (€3 for a print), Brenner Versand (I’d rather not send anything in) and PPS (they don’t even have a price list).
Or does Saturn do this sort of thing, for example?
Thanks in advance for any tips.
cfb_de
N8. (A quick hello to anonymous posters!)
Are Rossmann, DM, Schlecker, Media-Markt, Saturn-Hansa, Promarkt, Karstadt and Kaufhof also in Berlin? I’ve heard there are even photo shops there.
All of them also accept a roll film in a bag.
And if the large-scale lab doesn’t deliver sufficient quality (which I actually don’t believe, because C41 is standardised and a roll film is processed by hand there – so better), then there are plenty of qualified minilabs in Berlin in particular.
Just pop in with some cheap film, pay three euros, stand by and watch. Then you’ll know what the minilab is capable of. Oh, right. You want prints as well. You can ask at the minilab beforehand; any large-scale lab will produce 13x13 enlargements for the price of 13x18 KB.
Oh, the internet. You can find out from Fuji where there’s a Frontier in Berlin. You can ring the operator to ask if they can also enlarge larger formats (‘medium format’ ranges from 4x4 to 6x9).
In an abstract: there are plenty of shops that do this (even in Berlin :-)). And anyone who can post this query on a web forum is also capable of finding the right provider online in Berlin. If necessary, just give Impex a ring. Life is simple and good things are close at hand.
Best regards,
Franz
Petzi
At dm, even my 220 roll films are developed well and at a reasonable price. I’ve also found the prints to be very good quality for the most part.
As far as I know, dm sends the photos to the Fuji central lab in Bonn.
lithprint
Hi everyone,
Sorry about that. I’ve only just switched to MF. The day before yesterday I was at Rossmann on R.-L.-Platz and she just shook her head in slight surprise at this oh-so-innocent question. The price list available at Rossmann doesn’t say anything about it either. But never mind, I’ll just pop round to Schlecker (hm), the Rossmann on Al, and if that doesn’t help, I’ll head to Saturn.
I really shouldn’t be asking such trivial questions in such a professional forum. I’m really sorry. It won’t happen again.
Nadine
Petzi
Instead of shaking her head, she should have just shrugged her shoulders – that’s more appropriate when you’ve no idea.
As I said, give dm a go; I’ve had loads of medium-format stuff developed there. As far as I know, there are actually only two major labs left in Germany where most chemists send their stuff: CeWe and Fuji / Eurocolor Bonn. Both can definitely develop medium format 120 film and make prints. With CeWe, I’m not so sure about the development of 220 film – perhaps as a specialist service. Eurocolor definitely can do it.
If the labs can’t do something, they’ll send it back to you undeveloped!
My photo work at dm was apparently always sent to Fuji, and I was quite satisfied.
Strictly speaking, you can also develop medium format 120 and 220 films in any minilab; it’s just that the operator often doesn’t know how to do it.
cfb_de
Hi Petzi,
Not every Minilab can process roll films. At least with the Frontiers, you have to buy the necessary conveyor system separately, and the masks and lens for 6x6/6x9 are also sold separately. And it doesn’t even fit in the smaller Frontiers...
@Nadine: No, this isn’t a ‘professional’ forum. I just stumbled across two things. Firstly, your completely anonymous post (giving your own name has nothing to do with professionalism) and secondly, the approach behind your question: in every other photography forum (including this one), your question is answered exhaustively at least once a year. These answers can be found using the search function.
That, combined with an anonymous post, led me to have a little more sharpness in my reply than usual.
Best regards,
Franz
robat
Hi Nadine,
I have to say that I now actually trust the large-scale labs more than the small shops that only develop 120 film once in a blue moon. I’ve had films ruined here in Mannheim on several occasions now – ranging from scratches and cuts to total loss due to film tangles – so I tend to send that sort of thing to a large-scale lab. The shop I use now (pixelprinter) does take a bit longer, but the quality is excellent.
Regards, Robert
P.S.: Don’t mind me :)
Petzi
Hi Petzi,
Not every minilab can process roll films. At least with the Frontiers, you have to buy the necessary conveyor system separately, and the masks and lens for 6x6/6x9 are also extra. And it doesn’t even fit into the smaller Frontiers...
I only said developing film, not making enlargements. To make enlargements, you need a suitable printing table and so on. However, all the standard film developing machines found in Minilabs can develop 120 and 220 roll films. It’s just that the operator often doesn’t realise that’s possible.
Wolfgg
Hi Nadine,
First of all, I think it’s great that there are still a few women out there who want to do more than just point a point-and-shoot camera and then pick the best shot from the 20 in the memory.
To develop colour negative film, all you need is colour developing agent instead of black-and-white developer, and bleach-fix instead of fixer. And, if you don’t already have one, a thermometer set to 38°C. Colour enlargements are more laborious than black-and-white ones, but you can also scan the film and create great ‘enlargements’ using an inkjet printer. Depending on the film and lens, you can get 50 to 100 megapixels out of a 6x6 negative – the latest digital cameras would look rather silly in comparison.
Regards, Wolfgang
SCKStef
Hello Nadine,
Hello Wolfgang,
To develop colour negative film, all you need is colour developing agent instead of black-and-white developer, and bleach-fix instead of fixer. And, if you don’t already have one, a thermometer set to 38°C.
Well, you can get one for €2.28
Hoddy
Hi forum,
I’d like to try shooting in colour with my medium-format camera, but I can’t develop the film myself as I only have black-and-white equipment.
[color="#3366FF"]That’s all the equipment you need. Just one set of Dilucolor for six roll films (approx. 9
pitismac
:unsure:
There’s nothing like film development by hand. The developers are standardised, yes, but they’re very rarely replaced.
My experience has taught me never to have film developed in labs like that again.
I’d be happy to give you a hand.
pitismac
leoz
I always send my colour roll films to the large-scale lab via Rossmann.
The results have always been very good so far; with C-41, there isn’t really much that can go wrong.
(At home, a lot more can go wrong... I wouldn’t have the patience to maintain exactly 38 degrees).
So, as far as I’m concerned, there’s nothing against using the large-scale lab; the prices are unbeatable, the developed negatives are perfect, and the prints you get are, in my view, quite good for getting an overview.
Isa
Hi there!
I’m now ready to send off my first roll film to be developed :lol: Just so I don’t get a shock: how much does the development of a roll film (120) cost in total? Is it really just €2.28? Or is it per photo?
Best wishes,
Isa :lol:
rmrts
I’m now going to send my first roll film off to be developed :lol: Just so I don’t get a shock: how much does the development of a roll film (120) actually cost in total? Is it really just €2.28? Or is it per photo?
Hello,
1 roll film (220), Agfa Optima at Orwonet, most recently €2.80 per film + €2.59 postage in total (return postage).
It will be similar at other labs.
Best regards
Reinhold
TR
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