Mono Chrome film processing .... Where
Mono Chrome film processing .... Where
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Celtic Dragon

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3,352 posts

264 months

Monday 2nd April 2012
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I'm looking for recomendations on where to get my films processed. The local shop I used has now closed leaving me with a roll of film I'd dearly loved to get processed (a friends wedding) and another 9 rolls of Ilford in the fridge to use up. Tesco's and Morrisons don't do it (I can understand why as its not a high demand), and I have yet to find my local Jessops which apparently do.

Many thanks
Simon

Major Bloodnok

1,561 posts

244 months

Monday 2nd April 2012
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I've always got good service from Peak Imaging, although I only use them for colour film, since I home dev B&W.

tog

4,949 posts

257 months

Monday 2nd April 2012
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Home dev of black and white is very simple. You don't need a darkroom and can then scan the negs. It won't work for XP2 or any other C41 process black and white film though, just proper silver mono films. Depends on whether it's something you'll want to do beyond your remaining few rolls though, though the setup costs shouldn't be high.

Celtic Dragon

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3,352 posts

264 months

Monday 2nd April 2012
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I think I have delta's, without looking in my fridge I can't be sure, all I know is some boxes have green writing and some blue!

K12beano

20,854 posts

304 months

Monday 2nd April 2012
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Have I remembered this correctly?

Green: HP5, Blue: FP4, Red/Black: Delta

It's only the Delta, though, that is the colour process, making it easier to get done at a lab.

tog

4,949 posts

257 months

Monday 2nd April 2012
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Delta was Ilford's more modern film, equivalent to Kodak's T-Max (in the same that Tri-X and Plus-X were HP and FP equivalents). XP1 and XP2 are the C41 colour process films.

K12beano

20,854 posts

304 months

Monday 2nd April 2012
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tog said:
Delta was Ilford's more modern film, equivalent to Kodak's T-Max (in the same that Tri-X and Plus-X were HP and FP equivalents). XP1 and XP2 are the C41 colour process films.
Right!

davepoth

29,395 posts

228 months

Monday 2nd April 2012
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Ilford do them mail order, not exactly cheap though.

Celtic Dragon

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3,352 posts

264 months

Tuesday 3rd April 2012
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I was right smile I have Delta 100 and 400 if that makes any difference to where.

XG332

3,927 posts

217 months

Wednesday 4th April 2012
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Jessops do. Well they did when I worked there.

davepoth

29,395 posts

228 months

Wednesday 4th April 2012
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Celtic Dragon said:
I was right smile I have Delta 100 and 400 if that makes any difference to where.
Depends on whether it's pushed or pulled any - a regular lab might struggle.

ian in lancs

3,853 posts

227 months

Wednesday 4th April 2012
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enneffo

24 posts

175 months

Sunday 8th April 2012
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The right answer is 'do it yourself' (well, if you're going to do enough to make it worthwhile) - otherwise I've sent plenty of E6 slide film to 'The Darkroom' in Cheltenham, they do C41 and B+W too.

http://www.the-darkroom.co.uk/