5 Best Labs To Develop Film in New York City

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Where to develop film in New York? What is the best film lab in New York? And which film lab in New York gives you the best value of your buck? Will the film photos even look different when it’s developed at a different film labs? Does which photo labs scan differently?
Today we are going to answer all of your questions about film labs with a film lab comparison video!
Here at UNDER DVLP, we are a bunch of curious nerds, and we are set up to do an experiment on film negatives and film labs in New York City. Using our Hasselblad 500C/M and 5 medium format film backs (A12 and 16), we took the same images on the same film stock (Fuji Pro400h) with the same lens (80/F2.8 and 120/F4). Minimizing every variables in the image making process. Hoping to test out only the differences in film developing and scanning at consumer and professional film labs. We sent out the rolls to five different film labs located throughout New York City:
0:00 intro
1:16 Eliz Digital (interview)
3:29 Eliz Digital (price)
3:39 Eliz Digital (scans)
5:36 Accurate Photo Shop (interview)
7:44 Accurate Photo Shop (result)
8:48 Accurate Photo Shop (price)
9:15 Bleeker Digital (introduction)
10:19 Bleeker Digital (scans)
11:45 Bleeker Digital (price)
11:59 The Color House NYC (interview)
13:09 The Color House NYC (scans)
14:51 The Color House NYC (price)
16:11 phtsdr (interview)
18:00 phtsdr (scans)
19:23 phtsdr (price)
20:08 size by side comparison
21:46 outro
*The reviews and commentaries are based on our personal experiences. Our opinions are not completely unbiased, however, they are our honest points of view.
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The winner will be drawn on Christmas Day (12/25/2020)
Drawing process will be live streamed on Instagram @sissi_lu
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@berlindacavazos8578 8 месяцев назад

I’m here two years after this was filmed and I appreciate finding this chanel. You all are amazing and have sparked up my love for photography.

@davidfigueroaphoto 11 месяцев назад

Damn this is making a grown man cry. I used to go to Eliz and bleeker for years. Then in 2020 we moved to michigan. I haven’t much film since and seeing these labs really brought back memories. Photography is so much more than photos. So much more. In a time where humanity has less communities…

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

The giveaway is open to our INTERNATIONAL audience too! Just tell us your favorite lab in your city/country. Good luck!

@chrisaguilar8815 3 года назад

The color house has a wide range of film stocks to buy, much like Brooklyn film camera so going there to get film is always reliable. Bleekers digital has amazing tiffs, but accurate photo shop wins all around. The friendliness of the staff, the prices for processing film, the turnaround time is unbeaten, and their scans are unbeaten.

@miknivek11 3 года назад

BLEEEKER - For their consistent quality work, gotta give it to them ( + their TIFF scans leave enough room for post work). Also a fan of picturehouse+thesmalldarkroom after listening to Sissi's recommendation - their location is like a secret underground chamber and they look + feel like a very proper film development lab. Another great one guys! Really loved this one

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

Have to say that Bleeker’s scans did shock me when we put it side by side with others. But I might just realized something... I think we got mid level tiff from bleeker instead of jpg like what we did anywhere else... ooooops 🙈

@William_Oh 3 года назад

Phtsdr - top notch customer service, always treat you like a valued client, answer questions, and return amazing scans scans that never disappoint. Although I moved away from NYC, I still send my work to them and it is well worth the turnaround time. Love them 🙏🏻

@MARKLINMAN1 Год назад

I take the Ferry down to the city just to drop off and pick up my developed film and scans from Bleeker digital, so far I love their HIGH RES TIFF files. This was a GREAT comparison video.

@Mmxxaamm 3 года назад

This is an extremely informative, fun, well edited, and overall super well thought out experiment, thank you so much for putting up the work! Besides y'all are chill af

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

Thank YOU for watching!

@anonaon 3 года назад

Eliz and Picture House seem like the friendliest and thats all I need when choosing a lab

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

agreed!

@kevinxiao 3 года назад

Love this comparison! Please do more in the future!

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

GIVEAWAY! GIVEAWAY! GIVEAWAY! GIVEAWAY! - Subscribe to the channel - Commend: • which lab you like the most and why • or your experience at the film labs - Leave your IG name, so we can find you *The winner will be randomly selected on Christmas Day (12/25/2020) the process will be live streamed on Instagram @sissi_lu.

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

The giveaway is open to our INTERNATIONAL audience too! Just tell us your favorite lab in your city/country. Good luck!

@WesleyVerhoevePhotography 3 года назад

All the love for my Bleecker family! Also really appreciate the attitude and warmth of the Accurate folks.

@tamunachen466 3 года назад

Thank you so much for making this video comparison! I'm blown away by how different these photos are. Disappointed about color house 🥲 All this make me wanna get my own scanner and possibly developing kit

@samueltournan4415 Год назад

I'm French. I went to color lab while I was on vacation in NYC. Never could figure out how they did that but my images were awesome.

@MrShamansworld 3 года назад

Accurate 100% The clarity I guess does it for me.. You guys are awesome loved the vid!

@BadSloucher 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for making this video!

@tongshen6788 3 года назад

Accurate! Love their work!

@redaadaou3101 3 года назад

Keep it up, love your work

@jesusonisukipineda7882 3 года назад

Accurate! Her generosity won me. It just feels nice to know you’re passing your babies to someone who cares

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

“Passing your babies 🎞🎞🎞 ...” That’s a great way to describe this process 😂

@sarakjelsvig-erickson6816 3 года назад

Loved this video, great to see the difference in the scans! I’m impressed by the Bleecker and phtsdr scans - def going to branch out and try some of these (new to me) labs! Thank you!

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

Honestly, it’s hard to compare these prices to photo life tho. But picturehouse, in my opinion, is worth every penny!!

@harlanbeeton6869 3 года назад

This is such an incredible resource for film photographers here in the city! I always get asked what lab I use by my friends who are getting into film, and from now on I'm just gonna send them this video so they can pick for themselves. You guys are killin it with the videos and the effort you're putting in is definitely paying off! Also, after watching this it might be time to jump ship to a new lab. phtsdr here I come ;)

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

woooo you are gonna love them!!!

@scottmoore5839 Год назад

Great job everyone....Thank you !

@inkaststudio 3 года назад

Wow! This video was so well done 👍🏾 kudos to you and your team!!! 🙌🏾 I’ve been a huge fan of phtsdr for a long time even tho I’ve never used their service as I live in Toronto lol. I must say, I’m impressed with their results, they definitely know their stuff! Hopefully I’ll get to use their service next time I’m in New York. Again, thank you for this amazing content! 🙏🏾

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

thank you man 🙏

@walk_dont_walk Год назад

Great video, very interesting!

@Thegiftthecurse Год назад

I love accurate photo, they totally treat you like family! Toni is a Gem, been using them for 12 years now

@SISSI_LU 2 года назад

*This might be helpful:* 👇👇👇 0:00 intro 1:16 Eliz Digital (interview) 3:29 Eliz Digital (price) 3:39 Eliz Digital (scans) 5:36 Accurate Photo Shop (interview) 7:44 Accurate Photo Shop (result) 8:48 Accurate Photo Shop (price) 9:15 Bleeker Digital (introduction) 10:19 Bleeker Digital (scans) 11:45 Bleeker Digital (price) 11:59 The Color House NYC (interview) 13:09 The Color House NYC (scans) 14:51 The Color House NYC (price) 16:11 phtsdr (interview) 18:00 phtsdr (scans) 19:23 phtsdr (price) 20:08 size by side comparison 21:46 outro

@BrianCho 3 года назад

This is such a priceless resource for photographers in NYC! Wish y'all had a video for labs in the San Francisco Bay Area :D Loved the design & framing of the scans during review too!

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

Maybe one day!

@kevinterrado19 3 года назад

I'm jealous of the turn around times in NYC. The lab I go to in Seattle takes a week! haha I love 'em though!

@JimmyKristanto 3 года назад

what? a week? I'm from Indonesia and it usually takes less than 3 hours for me to get my result hahaha I'm so surprised

@rafamed9296 3 года назад

Nice work guys!! Congrats to the team. Greetings from Spain 🖖🏽

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

Thank you 🙌

@joanmichel 3 года назад

ACCURATE PHOTO ftw. love them, they own part of my heart.

@batistassweettreats442 8 месяцев назад

That last comparison really help me decide. It really don't matter price I'm looking for quality. Some of my 35mm films are 25yrs old. I just care about getting my photos

@noahalcayde8509 3 года назад

phtsdr’s magenta hues in their scan of your portrait was AMAZING

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

Right??! They told me that although can’t go through every single shot and color grade them correctly, but they do try to slightly color balance on the skin tone and the sky. I feel like that the scans they gave me are most true to life.

@zakharavaphoto Год назад

Accurate is my favorite 🎞

@vekofoto 3 года назад

Great content! I am looking forward to more videos, especially about Polaroid, please :D

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

More to come!

@straleryan 3 года назад

I just recently started film photography and my first/only photo lab was/is Sammy's Photo Lab in LES, but started buying a developing kit and scanner as I want to do the process on my own, as I think it's a big part of the film photography, and it's much more personal in a way. Just like the whole idea of being the one who will get that shot to the final destination, and create something from scratch, if that makes sense... P.S. Oh yeah and prices are: I think : c41 - 14$ (scanned photos on a USB stick) b/w - 18$ (scanned photos on a USB stick) If you want your pics on email instead of USB it's 5$ more, I don't quite understand why tho xD

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

Never heard of this lab before! The usb thing shows that it’s probably still a very traditional lab in the neighborhood haha.

@carlforan7453 3 года назад

Im not from New York or America at that, but still... Bleeker was awesome. Great definition colour sharpness and contrast! Love from Dublin, Ireland :)

@joelb6254 3 года назад

I'll go to phtsdr, love how colors look on those. 🙋🏽‍♂️ I'm from Guadalajara in Mexico here there is only 2 labs but the one I use the most is called "HilitosLab" .... Love all your videos! 😅 Can't wait for the next one. @joelb4z

@batistassweettreats442 8 месяцев назад

I like Bleeker. I'm going to try them. And YEA !!! Find me a even better place even if it's online. Just as long as there's a very good open communication with the place. Thanks !!!

@informi6870 3 года назад

Honestly the Bleeker's seems the finest to me :D

@samueltournan4415 Год назад

The lady at Accurate seems absolutely lovely. I'll go there just for that!

@doctorstrobe 20 дней назад

I went to NYC last summer, and I got my films processed at Accurate. What a lovely family. The lady in the video and her husband are the nicest people ever and you can tell they love their job. I was very happy with the results, and they work so fast!!

@jordan.7 2 года назад

Love Accurate. I been going there for 4 years and I don't go anywhere else. The price/turnaround is good and they're really friendly. Another good one is Color Resource Center. I had good experiences there. Cant speak on their scans since I do my own scanning but the negatives came back good. I never knew about Eliz Digital though. I'll go visit them soon. Edit: forgot to mention, Duggal is good for 4x5 developing. LTI Lightside is another spot.

@SISSI_LU 2 года назад

thank you for the rec! will definitely check them out once I get in to large format haha btw I love the scans from CRC!

@SweetLouPhotography 3 года назад

I love Eliz Digital!!!

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

Me toooooo!!!

@BlazingSerenade 2 года назад

I love Eliz and Accurate! Fun fact - Tony from accurate took my passport photo when i was a kid haha

@SISSI_LU 2 года назад

That’s the sweetest memory honestly 🥺💕

@appleshampoo324 3 года назад

Super interesting concept! I think Bleeker or the last lab are the best ones since they just nailed the sharpness, contrast and colours the best. But sometimes it's also good to support the family owned ones, really great to see their passion. Here in Belgium (so don't pick me for the giveaway) we have maybe 10 or less labs in the entire country! My local one asks 5 euro (6 USD) for development + prints which is insanely good. Hope you guys make some more video's!

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

5 EURO???! That’s a steal! In this video, we only tested the popular options in New York City. They are cheaper and less popular ones out there too. We are lucky to live somewhere that has so many options 🤗 You can still enter the giveaway! We will send the winner 100 USD to whatever lab they go to (worldwide)! Thank YOU for the support and watching our videos 🥰

@appleshampoo324 3 года назад

@@SISSI_LU must be super cool to have such a lively film community! Ah and in that case, I'll enter the giveaway. My insta is @rafaelbrck.

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

@@appleshampoo324 good luck!

@sixteenbitter 3 года назад

Great video! I would choose Eliz because I'm frugal, lol.

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

Eyyyyy I love supporting Channica! She’s basically my aunt 🥰

@odagled 3 года назад

Bleaker for sure

@nickfaraci5891 3 года назад

I like this kind of video never seen a comparison of labs before, very different. Personally I would have chose the last one, picture house I think it was called? To have room to pull or push, but also conserving detail. Bleeker was probably my least favorite.

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

Picture house is my personally favorite too hehe

@notoneperson6 3 года назад

Go to photo life 5 dollars for color and 8 for black and white

@michaelj7069 3 года назад

This was was great. Loving these. My lab at work is pretty much the only chain lab left in Canada. Our business is off the charts for film. One after another all day long. Film isn't going anywhere anytime soon. I just wish we did 120. :( FYI Picture House nailed it for me.

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

I had no idea that you work at a professional lab in Canada! Now I know where to develop my film when I go there. What is it called?

@michaelj7069 3 года назад

@@SISSI_LU I rarely work in the lab anymore and Camera sales is more my specialty. We have about 80 locations in western Canada and we are a big drugstore chain. We were the first company to run one hour photo in Canada back in the early ‘80’s. We have a lot of history. If you ever see a London Drugs, that’s us.

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

@@michaelj7069 London Drugs in Canada, got it! Haha

@michaelj7069 3 года назад

@@SISSI_LU 🤣

@benzygo 3 года назад

phtsdr is my favorite of the labs you reviewed. The lab I use is in Brooklyn is called photo life 992, it cost $5 to develop and scan color 35mm film highly recommend you check them out.

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

Haha don’t reveal that secret spot 😂 just kidding! Photo life is a gem! I go there for all my 35mms 🤗

@HenryThong 2 года назад

Next time you guys should try NYC SPC and NYC Film Lab!

@SISSI_LU 2 года назад

I’ve been trying to rent the hasselblad v5 at the NYC SPC! and yes love NYC film lab as well 👏👏

@samueltournan4415 Год назад

I think the place I was remembering is called Color Resource Center.

@SISSI_LU 11 месяцев назад

Yes! They’re now located on Ludlow street in the lower east side. I love them! Their frontier scans are unmatched!

@ingobohn 2 года назад

Did you compare only the scans, or did you also put the negatives on the light table and check if the difference of the pictures might also come from slight differences in film development (although C41 is a standardized process)?

@sk8boyluis 2 года назад

Accurate and PictureHouse are the best

@SISSI_LU 2 года назад

totally agree!!

@justinbowdidge2494 3 года назад

Great video! For me Bleeker came out the best hands down, customer service is pretty much irrelevant to me , when I'm home and looking at the best print/ scan possible, how rude they may of been to me doesn't matter, i just want the best result. Besides, its NYC, a bit of rudeness comes with the turf no?

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

good point

@54LiNk54 3 года назад

Hi guys! This is such an amazing comparison :) I run Carmencita Film Lab in Europe and if you ever feel like trying us out just drop us a line :)

@yeewoo9942 3 года назад

this video is truly shocked me, im from Indonesia and my lab takes less than an hour to develop and scan my film. I was expecting labs in nyc to be faster and better since film is way more popular there. i guess I'm not moving to nyc any time soon. and its only $3 dollars for high res!

@chigazoop 3 года назад

I just realized how expensive dev + scan on NY, here on my country they're only charging around $4-6 with medium resolution (5 - 7MB)😂

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

Where do you live?? 😳 I’m packing my bags lol

@spyratekodaks7494 3 года назад

@spyrate_kodaks I liked Bleecker more!! It's just that the images were more clear!! I wish I had that many choices for developing film!! In my city the only worthy labs are 2!! The lab where I develop my film is called kapaphot!! I live in Greece!!

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

Greece wow!! Hope to visit one day with our cameras 🎞🎞🎞 and now we know where to get film develop there too woohoo!

@spyratekodaks7494 3 года назад

@@SISSI_LU this lab I told you about is in a city called Thessaloniki!! This is the second biggest city in Greece!! That's where I live!! If you come here, make sure to dm me!! I would love to get to know ya!!

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

@@spyratekodaks7494 will do for sure!!

@crousticroc 3 года назад

My favourite lab in Paris was Nation Photo, but now that I moved to Tokyo I haven't found the perfect one yet...

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

Wow! A bit jealous that you are living in such great cities! Maybe someone in the comment can help you find a new lab in Tokyo! I know we have some friends from there 🤗

@crousticroc 3 года назад

@@SISSI_LU thanks! I'll keep an eye on it! And if you pass by Japan some day let me know

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

@@crousticroc for sure!!

@WesleyVerhoevePhotography 3 года назад

there is only one answer for Tokyo: TCK Labs, and there is a cheaper Accurate style mom-n-pop a few streets over for them.

@AB-uk3kz 3 года назад

brother told me about the giveaway. wow. Hope its me hehe

@spectrichor 3 года назад

Imo Bleeker got pretty good results. Though I must say Picture House has more natural looking. This is a really good video to show how every process since shooting until the post processing plays important to get the best quality of photos. Btw, my ig is @ AltSynthesis

@slipker21 3 года назад

The Lab Vancouver and Kerrisdale Cameras know what's up! Always pull thru with my film. @pmacpagal

@michaelc4917 3 года назад

Any lab recommendation for ppl from Queens and Long Island?

@D2MOffice 2 года назад

Griffin Editions has a film lab in Brooklyn, check them out

@Peerapolzz 2 года назад

I live in Bangkok,Thailand and my local film lab took less than 1day for d/s and cost around 7$ for a roll of 120 the price of d/s a film in US are really surprising high for me 😅

@SISSI_LU 2 года назад

That’s amazing! Now I know who to ask when I visit Thailand 🤗

@PolaroidPunks 3 года назад

Man I wish I lived in NYC to enter :/

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

You don’t have to be here to enter! 🥳 Just drop your favorite lab name, and we will send the credit to the winner WHEREVER they are located!

@kaylalew2651 3 года назад

Ahh I love this video. I always go to Eliz to develop my photos! @welalyak

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

No matter where I go, Eliz will always be where I came from 🥰

@Kuesa 3 года назад

when it comes to scanning though, taking a blurry photo of the negative and inverting the colors with a shady android app comes second to none

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

Beautiful 🥲

@andrewthompson5609 3 года назад

I have to say Color House always just delivers the look I like when it comes to portraits. For everything else I just scan myself. I have been meaning to try LTI lab though. I have heard great things about them. @andrewethomp

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

Color house?? Really?? Even after they printed your yelp review in your negative box 🥲👀

@andrewthompson5609 3 года назад

@@SISSI_LU I know I know...... Okay I will revise it hahah. For the overall look that im after with my film I like Color House. When it comes to customer service and value then for sure Accurate Photo

@RareMusic98 9 дней назад

Do all these film labs return your negatives?

@SISSI_LU 7 дней назад

@@RareMusic98 all of them do 😊

@travischen2270 Год назад

真的假的這口音也太親切

@SISSI_LU 11 месяцев назад

叔叔阿姨們都是台灣人🥹

@ambermace768 3 года назад

Accurate Photoshop & Gelatin Labs @ambermmace

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

Hiiiii Amber! 🤗🤗🤗

@kylegonzales1226 3 года назад

@kylekgonzales

@bernhardneumuellerphotography 3 года назад

@bernhardneumueller

@yuyanglong225 3 года назад

Love you guys!! I started shooting film again I finally got a Hasselblad. I'm from the west coast i don't have a lot of labs nearby like NY (jelly :P). I just mail it out but its exciting to know there's a cool film lab community in NY. I'd love to visit 😍. IG: analog.nakko Favorite labs: Picturehouse, Bleeker, and colorhouse

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

Congrats on the Hassie!

@skywithoutend 3 года назад

I love Accurate. They're always so friendly and talk to me while I wait for my film to get developed. The lady boss always definitely makes sure to comment on my roll "this was shot well" etc just like she says in her interview! ig: @wave.lengths_

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

Connie is the best!!!

@nickfaraci5891 3 года назад

My favorite lab in my city is Camera Bar. Hartford, CT. IG @nickfaraciphoto

@Thegiftthecurse Год назад

NEVER GOING TO COLOR HOUSE! NEVER GOING TO BUSINESS WHO CURSES OUT A CUSTOMER FOR ASKING A QUESTION...

@redaadaou3101 3 года назад

@cyber_r.a

@chronicconja420 3 года назад

Good video.. but- personally, as someone who shoots and develops (for my own peace of mind) in nyc . I think that it’s a little sus to be making videos like this that potentially rob people of business but who am I to say. Yes people can be judge themselves, but you guys clearly gave a subjective opinion that can easily skew others opinions- it’s kind of unfair but that’s just my opinion :)

@SISSI_LU 3 года назад

thank you, Conor, for the feedback! you have a point. we try to show everything to the audience so hopefully they can decide for themselves. but I personally (sissi here) have a strong favorite haha, as you could tell. we are not a professional review channel, and we are trying our best to share our journeys and process in film to everyone... even every bit of our thoughts :)