good run-of-the-mill film developer?

[freyja.livejournal.com]

anyone know a good, reliable place to get film developed around here? walmart is a little out of my way now, and i utilized BJ's exactly once and never again, because they managed to mess up both my negatives and my prints (hairs in the light magnifier thing and scratches on the negatives and soforth). i know a bunch of drugstores have them, but i don't want another bj's experience.


what i'm looking for:

-developing "normal film," i.e. black and white/color film of mainly the 200/400 speed variety.

-i'm not looking for a strictly one-hour photo (unless they are goddamn exceptional). i have noticed a distinct difference in quality between one-hour and sendaway but nobody believes me.

-less expensive is preferable. i have eight rolls of film sitting around right now.

-if they do the "pictures on cd" option that'd be cool too.

-shouldn't even have to say this, but i will! consistent good quality is a must.

so i ask you all, which place has been good for you? :)

Comments

[jadelennox]

Most pharmacies have two options on sendaway: their own chain's, and Kodak's. if you ask for the Kodak option, you'll pay more, but get better pictures. It's usually a different envelope.

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[sissychrissy1.livejournal.com]

Ferranti-Dege (http://aolsvc.yp.aol.com/main.adp?_dirpid=354&_dircid=106548233&_diradid=&_dircity=Boston&_dirstate=MA&_dirzip=&_dirlat=423615&_dirlong=%2d710539&_dirdma=2&_diraddress=&_diraction=detail&brand=aolsvcyp&_dby=&_dircat=&_dirnamesearch=) in Harvard Square has become my place of choice. It's a bit more expensive than, say, CVS (who lost my negatives in the course of doing reprints this week), but it's good quality with a wide assortment of services available. Also, if you stop into the Harvard Book Store across the street and sign up for their free Frequent Buyer Card, you save 10% at Ferranti by showing it.

Re: film developing

[freyja.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm... will have to check this out. thanks :)

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[sissychrissy1.livejournal.com]

There are also locations in Kendall Square and on Huntington Ave in Boston.

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[frederic.livejournal.com]

CVS has lost strips of my negatives (and hence the pictures that go with them) with my one and only time using them.

F-D is good but expensive and attitude laden sometimes to the point of pure obnoxiousness.

Moto-Foto in Harvard Square (near the entrance to the Garage shopping area) is a decent mix of dependable and affordable.

I send my film out to REI. High quality and decent prices if you're willing to wait the 2 week or so turn around via the mail.

Re: film developing

[freyja.livejournal.com]

hell, i'm so lazy with picking up pictures that two weeks is fast for me. ;) is there a website for REI?

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[frederic.livejournal.com]

They now call themselves Photoworks. I've been using them for almost a decade with maybe 40-50 rolls developed and dozens of enlargements made without a single problem ever. The website is http://photoworks.com/

They'll even email you the URL to look at your photos online before they arrive back. You can request photo cds (and also print off of digital/CDs).

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[rojagato.livejournal.com]

Moto-Foto also has a one-hour option, and will transfer film to a CD.

York (http://www.yorkphoto.com/) is a mailorder service which is dirt cheap and, in my experience, reliable, although I wouldn't use them for the arty stuff. For a small fee on top of film developing/prints, they will also digitize your photos and make them available to you over the website, usually within the week. Turnaround on prints can be 7-14 days.

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[jencallisto]

i just tried York for the first time, and they seem so far quite reliable -- and yes, dirt cheap.

for arty stuff i like Ferranti-Dege, but they're pretty expensive for run-of-the-mill jobs.

[ultraferret.livejournal.com]

Cambridge Framery
Monday - Saturday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Address : 1100 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02138
(across from Bowl and Board/ Crate and Barrel Furniture)
Telephone 617.864.4487
http://www.cambridgeframery.com/

3/4 of the way to Harvard Square from Central on Mass Ave.
They do everything you are asking for including pix on CD - and have consistently awesome quality.

Otherwise Cameras Inc. (267 Elm St, Davis Square 617-666-2700) in the center of Davis Square - but I cannot say they have consistently awesome quality. I have had problems twice with them not cleaning their processing machines often or well enough. I still use them sometimes, though, for convenience.

Good luck.

[artemii.livejournal.com]

cameras inc. (mentioned above) is my personal favorite.
ask for brenda to develop yours, if you use them.

davis

[t-monkey.livejournal.com]

Cameras Etc. They are awesome. I go there all the time and I am a photographer. matte with border is the best output

davis

[t-monkey.livejournal.com]

Cameras Etc. They are awesome. I go there all the time and I am a photographer. matte with border is the best output

[herr-burren.livejournal.com]

I say if you live near Davis, go to Cameras Inc. I go there all the time and have had few problems. While Ferranti is a little better, they also seem to be more expensive, and parking in Harvard Square is the absolute worst.

When I go to Cameras Inc., I always get a photodisk and cut negatives. I don't bother with prints anymore. Hope that helps, take care!

[seaweedgirle.livejournal.com]

And they do a "frequent flyer" program which can save you some dough...