{"product_id":"film-developing","title":"Film Developing \u0026 Scanning","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFilm Developing \u0026amp; Scanning by Post — 35mm, 120 \u0026amp; Half-Frame\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome, fellow film hoarder. We see you eyeing that drawer full of undeveloped rolls. We've been there. We \u003cem\u003eare\u003c\/em\u003e there. We develop and scan 35mm, half-frame and 120 medium format film in C-41 colour and black \u0026amp; white, in-house at our Essex lab, for film posted from anywhere in the UK. Developing starts at £6 a roll, developing and scanning at £10, and every frame gets treated like it's our own masterpiece (or happy accident, we don't judge).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFilm Developing Prices\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFormat\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDevelop \u0026amp; scan\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDevelop only\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35mm — C-41 colour (incl. disposables)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e£10.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e£6.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35mm — black \u0026amp; white\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e£10.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e£8.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120 — C-41 colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e£10.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e£6.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120 — black \u0026amp; white\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e£10.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e£8.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHalf frame — C-41 colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e£11.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e£6.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHalf frame — black \u0026amp; white\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e£11.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e£8.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlready developed your film elsewhere? Our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/negative-scanning\" title=\"Negative scanning service\"\u003enegative scanning service\u003c\/a\u003e starts at £4 a roll.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow Film Developing by Post Works (It's Easier Than Admitting You Have a Problem)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Select Your Service\u003c\/strong\u003e Choose the combination that matches your rolls: 35mm or 120, C-41 or black \u0026amp; white. Got a mixed bag? Just add multiple services to your cart. We know you never shoot just one roll at a time. Who are we kidding? You probably have five in your bag right now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. Post Your Rolls\u003c\/strong\u003e Pop your precious cargo in the post to us. \u003cstrong\u003eImportant:\u003c\/strong\u003e include your order number and name in the package. We're good, but we're not psychic (yet).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChemical Dependency Lab\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePO Box 13648\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManningtree\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCO11 9BL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. We Develop and Scan\u003c\/strong\u003e Your film is developed in-house, in small batches, with the same obsessive attention we'd give our own. Because in our hearts, it kind of \u003cem\u003eis\u003c\/em\u003e ours now. We aim to have your film developed, scanned and in your gallery within 3 working days of it landing on our mat, and we'll email you the moment your scans are ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. View and Download Your Scans\u003c\/strong\u003e Scans land in your own private gallery at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/loupe.chemicaldependency.co.uk\" title=\"Loupe - Chemical Dependency Lab scan viewer and download manager\"\u003eloupe.chemicaldependency.co.uk\u003c\/a\u003e. Choose the files you want, from social-sized JPEGs to full archive-quality 16-bit TIFFs. Your images stay in Loupe for a year, downloadable as often as you like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. Order Prints, If You Want Them\u003c\/strong\u003e Every gallery can order dye-sublimation prints from its scans. Tick the frames worth printing, pick 4x6 inch or 6x8 inch and one of four finishes, and we'll print them. Continuous tone, with no dot structure for a loupe to find. Entirely optional. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/prints\" title=\"Prints from Chemical Dependency Lab\"\u003eMore on how prints work here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6. Get Your Negs Back\u003c\/strong\u003e All negatives are returned in the post: sleeved, safe, and ready for that special storage place you'll definitely remember. (You won't. We believe in you anyway.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e35mm Film Developing — C-41 Colour \u0026amp; Black and White\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bread and butter of any habit. We develop every 35mm C-41 colour stock, from Kodak Gold to the strange aerial-surveillance stuff we sell, and true black \u0026amp; white films in standard chemistry, in-house. Disposable cameras are very welcome: crack one open at a wedding, post it to us, relive the questionable decisions in 61 megapixels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e120 \u0026amp; Medium Format Film Developing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShooting a Hasselblad, a Mamiya, a Holga held together with tape? We develop 120 medium format in C-41 and black \u0026amp; white at the same price as 35mm, because a bigger negative shouldn't mean a bigger invoice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHalf-Frame Film Developing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePentax 17 owners, Kodak Ektar H35 devotees, Olympus Pen archaeologists: we see you, all 72 frames of you. Half-frame rolls are developed and scanned frame by frame. Every single one, not a contact-sheet fudge. Very few UK labs even mention half frame; we built it into the price list.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eScanning — What You Actually Get\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery scan is made on a 61-megapixel camera setup and delivered to your own private Loupe gallery, rather than a WeTransfer link that expires while you're on holiday. You choose your download format per frame (JPEG for the group chat, 16-bit TIFF for the archive), and your gallery stays live for 12 months. When a frame turns out to be worth more than a screen, order it as a print without leaving the gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eYour Negatives Come Home\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome labs quietly bin negatives after scanning. We think that's sacrilege. Every roll is sleeved and returned in the post, because the negative \u003cem\u003eis\u003c\/em\u003e the photograph. The scan is just its best impression so far.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Real Minilab in Essex\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChemical Dependency Lab is a small analogue minilab in Manningtree, Essex: about an hour from London Liverpool Street, on the Suffolk border, and a first-class stamp from everywhere else. Your film is developed here, by us, in-house. It is not couriered to a bigger lab in London while a shop takes a margin, which happens more often than you'd think. Shooting film in \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/film-developing-essex\" title=\"Film developing in Essex\"\u003eEssex — Colchester, Chelmsford, Ipswich and beyond\u003c\/a\u003e? Your film's commute is shorter than yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cdl-faq\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFilm Developing FAQs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long does film developing take?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe aim to get your scans back within 3 working days of your film arriving. That's an aim, not a promise: sometimes it's same day, occasionally it stretches to around 7. We'll email you the moment your scans are ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I send my film?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003ePack your rolls (canisters or backing paper on, padded envelope around them), include your order number and name, and post them to \u003cstrong\u003eChemical Dependency Lab, PO Box 13648, Manningtree, CO11 9BL\u003c\/strong\u003e. We recommend Royal Mail Tracked; it's cheap peace of mind for irreplaceable rolls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do you actually develop my film?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst we check your order against what arrived. Then your film is loaded onto development reels in the dark (we've eaten a lot of carrots) and into a light-sealed tank. We rotary process all film: your tank sits in a temperature-controlled bath and is rotationally agitated while the chemistry does its work. Once developed, your film is dried and taken for scanning, where we photograph, convert and lightly edit every frame to get the best out of your negatives. Scans land in your Loupe gallery, and your negatives come back in the post. Always. A negative is for life, not just for Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you offer a rush service?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe don't rush; we take our time ensuring the highest quality. If you're up against a deadline, add it to your order notes and we'll try our hardest to get your scans back in time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I get my scans?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen your scans are ready you'll get an email with a link to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/loupe.chemicaldependency.co.uk\"\u003eloupe.chemicaldependency.co.uk\u003c\/a\u003e, our delivery system. Loupe shows all your orders and lets you download your scans the way you want them: social-media-sized JPEG, print-quality JPEG or full-size uncompressed TIFF. Stuck? Email us and we'll happily help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow big are the scans?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe camera-scan every roll on a 61-megapixel setup, which captures a frankly absurd amount of detail. 35mm JPEGs come out around 8600x5700 pixels (7–10MB each); 35mm 16-bit TIFFs are around 270MB per frame. 120 6x6 JPEGs are around 6240x6240 (6–9MB); TIFFs around 195MB. Order JPEG and TIFF for a 36-exposure roll and you're downloading roughly 9GB of your own genius.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long do you keep my scans?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eA year in Loupe, then they're permanently deleted. Download them and back them up before the clock runs out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you make prints?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes. Every Loupe gallery can order dye-sublimation prints straight from its scans: 4x6 inch or 6x8 inch, four finishes, continuous tone with no dot structure for a loupe to find. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/prints\" title=\"Prints from Chemical Dependency Lab\"\u003eHere's how prints work\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you send my negatives back?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes. Always. The postage fee when ordering covers the return of your negatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you develop disposable cameras?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbsolutely. Select 35mm C-41 and post us the whole camera. We'll take it from there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you develop black and white in-house?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes. True black \u0026amp; white films are processed in-house in proper B\u0026amp;W chemistry, not squeezed through the colour machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you develop E6 slide film?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. We process C-41 colour negative and black \u0026amp; white only. (Ilford XP2 counts as C-41, so that's fine.) If your slides are already developed, our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/negative-scanning\" title=\"Negative scanning service\"\u003escanning service\u003c\/a\u003e will happily digitise them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan you develop expired film?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes. Expired film comes through the lab all the time. Expect extra grain and character depending on how it was stored; that's half the fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you process souped film?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eYep, send it our way. Just make sure you tell us in the order notes, because it needs processing separately. We don't mind you getting funky with your fix; we cater for most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan you develop APS or disc film?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eNope. 35mm (including half frame) and 120 medium format only. We don't develop disc film either, but if you have some, get in touch...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurious what actually happens in the tank? We wrote up the whole C-41 process, temperatures and all, on the blog: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/the-fix-blog\/c41-film-development-what-is-it\" title=\"C-41 film development explained\"\u003eWhat is C-41 film development?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSupported formats:\u003c\/strong\u003e 35mm (C-41 \u0026amp; black and white, including disposables), half frame, and 120 medium format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReady to finally see what's on those mystery rolls? 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