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Citizens Photo
3070 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97232
What this shop offers
Every line below is evidence-backed — pulled from what customers wrote in their reviews of Citizens Photo, or from the shop's own website. Call ahead if a specific job matters.
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Develops film 8 mentions
“I was given an estimated time of 14 days to get my film developed and that seemed long but I decided to go for it anyway, I've had scans here before and I liked them!”
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Large format 2 mentions
“One of the few places I’ve found (I think the only one with a store) who does 4x5, and the scans I’ve gotten back have always been incredible.”
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Photo printing 2 mentions
“Citizens turned our wedding ceremony photo prints around in hours, not days.”
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What photographers highlight
The themes that come up again and again in reviews of Citizens Photo.
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Fast turnaround 4 mentions
“All in all, their sevice is excellent with a quick turnaround.”
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Good prices 4 mentions
“Quick color negative development at good prices.”
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Film in stock 2 mentions
“They offer multiple resolution options if you want to have your film scanned and delivered digitally, but they also offer physical prints.”
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A local institution 2 mentions
“It's great getting to support a local business that has been in Portland for decades while receiving a quality product!”
Film developing at Citizens Photo
What we could verify about how film is handled here. Blank lines mean the shop hasn't published it — not that the answer is no.
| Developed in-house | Not stated on their site |
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| Scanners | Hasselblad Flextight, Noritsu |
| Turnaround | Next-day developing mentioned |
| Negatives returned | Not stated on their site |
| Cheapest developing price found | $4 a roll |
Brands mentioned at Citizens Photo
Photographic brands named on the shop's own site or in customer reviews. Stock moves — call before making a trip for a specific body or lens.
What customers say
I don’t do film often, but when I do, I send my film here to be developed and printed. I don’t live in town so I mail it to them with what I want done. They do it. Call me and get a payment. Then they ship it back. They are timely with everything.
You can/should take the the following in context: I had multiple rolls developed here recently and paid for rush service. Was told that would be possible at the outset but after paying, was told it would be 7-10 business days. I shrugged that off figuring whatever, I'm dropping off 7 rolls like four hours before close.
Great prices and reasonable turnaround. I paid $12.50 for development and scans of my color 35mm film. They offer multiple resolution options if you want to have your film scanned and delivered digitally, but they also offer physical prints.
Greg and the rest of the crew have done fantastic work for me. I've sent them many rolls of 35mm film in color and B&W, as well as 4x5 sheet film. The quality of their processing and scanning is excellent and I am consistently impressed. They also make very nice prints in both small and large sizes.
Hours & location
Opening hours
| Monday | 9 am–5 pm |
| Tuesday | 9 am–5 pm |
| Wednesday | 9 am–5 pm |
| Thursday | 9 am–5 pm |
| Friday | 9 am–5 pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
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