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FLATS Film Lab
Street facing door, 2402 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX 77006
Nomadic photography exhibition series, film developing lab, and community darkroom offering classes.
What this shop offers
Every line below is evidence-backed — pulled from what customers wrote in their reviews of FLATS Film Lab, or from the shop's own website. Call ahead if a specific job matters.
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Develops film 6 mentions
“I've gotten my film developed and scanned at 3 other Houston businesses and this is by far my favorite.”
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Classes & workshops 2 mentions
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Darkroom
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What photographers highlight
The themes that come up again and again in reviews of FLATS Film Lab.
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Knowledgeable staff 3 mentions
“We had a great experience and the staff was super helpful and knowledgeable.”
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Welcoming to everyone 2 mentions
Film developing at FLATS Film Lab
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 | Yes — film is processed on site |
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| Scanners | Fujifilm Frontier, Noritsu |
| Turnaround | Same-day developing mentioned |
| Negatives returned | Yes — negatives come back to you |
| Cheapest developing price found | $4 a roll |
Brands mentioned at FLATS Film Lab
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
love love love this film lab! only place in houston i’ll trust with my rolls. such an easy process, i can take a roll that needs developing (i have a 35mm minolta) and drop it off after work at whatever time in their drop box, and in less than a week they’ve sent a link where i can digitally download all the photos…
Just dropped off my first roll of film I’ve ever shot with a random point and shoot I found and wow they turned out great! Came back two days later too! For one 35mm to be developed and scanned was just $13. Thank you so much Flats and I’ll be sure to take all my other film rolls to you in the future!
FLATS does not get enough credit for all that they do for the community :(!!! On top of running the development lab, FLATS takes it upon themselves to offer a variety of community programs for the city, keeping the magic of analog photography alive for us all.
The process of simple and straight forward. Some of the pictures came out better than others, but it could’ve definitely been user error on my end! I was shooting with my Olympus mju using Fuji superia 400 35mm film. There’s one picture that had this big orange flare and I’m not sure what causes that.
Hours & location
Opening hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 3–5:50 PM |
| Wednesday | 3–5:50 PM |
| Thursday | 3–5:50 PM |
| Friday | 12–6:50 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–3:50 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
Getting there
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