(At the time I even wrote to the guy who runs dr5, to enquire about radiation: he felt it would not be an issue.) I am firmly on the digital side now, but I could still be tempted to get myself a TLR and have the occasional roll of 6圆 B&W transparencies, just for a bit of the old magic. They have been around for a long time and moved location a few times, currently they seem to be in Iowa.ĭo any of our fellow TOPers have any experience with the dr5 lab and their process? The process looks impressive on paper (pun intended), but I have never actually used them.īack when Scala was dropped, I did consider switching to dr5, but I live in Europe and I felt that sending all my films across the Atlantic just to get them developed was one step too far, not just in terms of cost, also in terms of radiation exposure for the undeveloped film. In the US, lab offers a dedicated reversal process for most B&W negative films. I was heart-broken when the film was discontinued. It was perfection for me, God had meant me to use this film. In my film days I adored Agfa Scala B&W transparency film, shot on 6x9 medium format. I have no tips to offer, but I'd like to add a question. Please see the Comments section for everyone's comments and recommendations! I won't be posting any Featured Comments for this particular post, lest my selection seem like an endorsement or lack of inclusion seem like the opposite. (To see all the comments, click on the "Comments" link below.) Please help support The Online Photographer through Patreon Links in this post may be to our affiliates sales through affiliate links may benefit this site. Original contents copyright 2019 by Michael C. It's sort of a co-op / darkroom rental / custom lab mashup."ĭoes anyone else have anything to add about these or other survivor labs? Brooklyn is crawling with photo labs these days. in the South Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn has a great reputation for developing and scanning. Hugh crawford: " Accurate Photo Shop on 5th Ave. Did I say I've been shocked? I've been shocked." Every mid-sized or larger town in the Western world had at least one lab that was ten times better as little as 20 years ago. I feel lucky that, eventually, I got my film back undamaged. city-supposedly the place to go in that city for pro and serious film photographers-and it was shockingly badly run. I recently had occasion to use a venerable pro lab in a major U.S. Only Duggal here in New York still feels like an expert pro lab you can trust. There are almost no pro labs left, and many of the ones that remain have drastically lower standards than was once a minimum requirement for a serious lab. Shouldn't have been, obviously, but it truly has been shocking. I started shooting some film again two years ago, after nearly 20 years of not touching it. They're a national lab now and take in work from all over the country.Įamon Hickey: "I'll second the comment by Yiorgos. I've never used them myself but my friend Earl has and several people have recommended them to me. Mike replies: I've been told there's a very good one in Rochester, New York, near me: Edgar G. Perhaps, too, TOP can develop relationships with these labs and earn some extra revenue when TOP readers patronize them. Perhaps TOP readers can come together to identify and support the good surviving labs. I've tried mailing my film to labs, but that adds many days and additional costs to the process. Even in NYC where I live it's now difficult to find a good lab that will develop and scan film well and affordably. Yiorgos: "Mike, Another related issue that I hope you might take up is the dearth of film processing labs. I'm splitting off the topic here in case anyone has anything else to add on the subject. The subject is the availability of film processing labs in the post-film era. Note: A thread got going in the Comments last week that was off the topic of the post but is interesting nonetheless. Photographer Ed Westcott, Department of Energy photo, 1947Įd.
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