We’ve included which types of film are accepted and pricing for each spot. With most labs offering this service in some capacity, it can be overwhelming trying to find the best place to send your valuable film.ĭon’t worry, we’ve gathered a list of the 12 best places to develop film online as well as some tips to make sure you’re pleased with the results. If you aren’t so lucky to live somewhere with an independent photo lab, or maybe you’re unhappy with their results, it’s definitely worth looking into developing film by mail. But nowadays, there are spots that exist online without even operating a physical location.
Sending your film for developing by mail isn’t an entirely new phenomenon some pro photographers with fierce loyalty to a certain lab have done this for decades.
Oh the times, they are a-changin… The majority of photo labs from the heyday of analog photography have closed their doors for good and it’s all but impossible to find a drugstore that still develops film (check out which stores still offer the service here).Īnd perhaps the biggest change of all? Film developing by mail has taken the photo world by storm, as many labs have pivoted to accommodate the new way that most folks patronize businesses: online. Cover Photo: Have a nice day by Doctor Popular, ( CC BY-SA 2.0 ), Taken on Lomography 400 color film on an Olympus XA-4