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Film developing in Brooklyn, NY
17 film labs and 3 camera stores that develop film in Brooklyn, 7 confirmed to process on site. Scanners documented locally: Frontier, Noritsu.
Labs and shops in Brooklyn that develop film
Printique
4.8 ★★★★★ 1,397 reviews
High-quality photography lab for books and metal prints, plus helpful service.
photodom. NYC
4.7 ★★★★★ 737 reviews
Black-owned shop specializing in analog cameras and film, plus film processing and camera repair.
Accurate Photoshop
4.9 ★★★★★ 572 reviews
Small photo store offering frames, film & albums, plus lab services & passport pictures.
Kubus Photo Service
4.2 ★★★★☆ 477 reviews
Photo shop offering passport photos, film processing and scanning, and a variety of film stocks.
Nice Film Club
4.8 ★★★★★ 326 reviews
Photo lab developing 35mm, 120, and disposable camera film, and providing high-resolution scans.
Photovision Passport Printing
4.6 ★★★★★ 322 reviews
Friendly print shop offering passport photos for a variety of countries.
Exposure Therapy Photo Lab
4.7 ★★★★★ 230 reviews
Friendly, reliable spot for processing, scanning and printing photos, plus advice and camera sales.
Magic Photo Lab Inc.
4.7 ★★★★★ 153 reviews
Photo lab providing passport photos, video duplication services, picture framing, and photo restoration.
The Film Lab by Contact Photo
4.9 ★★★★★ 130 reviews
Fast and reliable choice for film processing and prints, plus scan services.
NYC Film Lab
4.7 ★★★★★ 127 reviews
Film processing lab specializing in color and B&W scans with great turnaround times.
DL Film Developing - Gowanus DROP BOX
5 ★★★★★ 41 reviews
Film processing facility offering online orders and drop-off boxes along with film scans.
What a roll costs in Brooklyn
| Service | Typical independent price |
|---|---|
| 35mm C-41, develop only | $5–12 |
| Develop + scan | $16–35, depending on scan resolution |
| Black and white | +$4–6 over color (hand-processed) |
| E-6 slide | $12–20 |
| Push / pull | Free–$3 per stop |
| Rush | +$2–14 per roll |
For comparison, the drugstore counters charge $15.99–18.99 at CVS, $15.99–17.99 at Walgreens and $14.96–16.96 at Walmart — all of which ship your film out, return 1–4MP scans, and generally do not give your negatives back. Walgreens ended in-house processing in April 2015, and Costco, Sam's Club and Target left film processing entirely. A Brooklyn lab is usually cheaper for developing alone and always better for what you get back.
Turnaround to expect
- 2–6 business days for color negative at a dedicated lab, with same-day service at 4 of the shops listed above.
- Longer for black and white and slide film — hand-processing and batching both add days.
- 7–10 days at a drugstore counter, and about three weeks for black and white or slide, because the film travels to a central facility and back.
- Up to a month for E-6 or ECN-2 at labs that only run those chemistries in batches.
Scanners running in Brooklyn
The scanner sets the look of your files more than anything else the lab does. Documented locally: Frontier, Noritsu. Frontier files come back smoother, punchier and slightly cooler; Noritsu files are sharper and flatter with more room to edit; a Flextight is for frames you plan to print large; a Pakon is a fast, low-resolution proofing machine.
Develop it yourself in Brooklyn
2 businesses here are documented to offer darkroom access — bench time, chemistry and an enlarger, usually hourly or by membership: pink folder film house + bedstuy darkroom, Photo Lab NYC, LLC.
Film developing near Brooklyn
Developing film in Brooklyn: common questions
- How much does film developing cost in Brooklyn?
- Independent lab pricing is national in shape: about $5–12 to develop a roll of 35mm C-41, $16–35 for develop-and-scan, $4–6 more for black and white, $12–20 for E-6 slide film, and $2–14 extra for rush service. The cheapest per-roll price we have read off a Brooklyn business's own site is $4.99. A CVS, Walgreens or Walmart counter charges $14.96–18.99 for the same roll and sends it away.
- Which Brooklyn lab should I use?
- Ask three questions: do you develop on site, which scanner do you run, and do I get my negatives back. On-site processing means faster turnaround and someone accountable if a roll goes wrong. The scanner sets the look of your files — Frontier is smoother and punchier, Noritsu is sharper and flatter for editing. And negatives are your archive; any lab worth using returns them. 7 of the 20 listed here are confirmed to develop in-house.
- How long will it take?
- Expect 2–6 business days at a dedicated lab for color negative film, and 4 listings here offer same-day service. Black and white and slide film take longer because they are hand-processed or batched. Drugstore counters take 7–10 days for color and roughly three weeks for black and white or slide, because the film is shipped to a central facility and back.