THE BLACK AND WHITE NEGATIVE
701 WEST 6TH AVE . DENVER CO. 80204 . 303 534 2375
Welcome to one of the top B&W negative film processing services - world-wide, the true ultimate in B&W negative development services. We have really taken the time to reintroduce this service. Providing our clients with as much control over their negatives as doing it yourself! Truly like doing it your self!
We offer "film processing" "traditional contact's" & "scanning" of the films.
No prints are offered for this service.
B&W negative development as a service has taken a real hit in service & quality the past several years. This is in fact due the much lower volumes forcing many labs to close. Also, factor in the loss of experienced individuals to process the film correctly. Another big problem are the labs that process B&W film usually use '1' factory produced developer for 'all' the films they run. While one developer might be good for one film, it might not be as optimal for another.
NOTE: Recommendation: 'If' you are never going to print your negatives by traditional means [in an enlarger], consider processing-shooting your B&W as "B&W-SLIDE" [read about dr5 processing here. If you are not printing by traditional methods - 'transparencies/slides' are far superior for scanning]
ABOUT:
While the film manufactures have little to say about the changes in their films and how they are made, we have had past gross increase in mottling issues. Nonetheless, tank processing became an issue with some if not all films and certain developer types. This held true @ our lab for negatives and you have most likely experienced this problem elsewhere. For these quality reasons we changed our negative development to a custom rotary processing system. While this is a more expensive processing option, the versatility is endless. The negative is perfect, without flaws, every time.
Our negative development output is like no other lab in the country. Our negative processing line utilizes; the best developer for the film-type submitted. Each film type has its own processing times and procedures, making our system capable, for all B&W film types.
The key features of this service:
*DEVELOPER OF YOUR CHOICE
*THE BEST DEVELOPER FOR THE FILM TYPE.
*CONTRAST CONTROL
*HIGH SHARPNESS OR GRAIN
*TRUE ISO PROCESSING
*DEVELOPMENT BY INSPECTION AVAILABLE [see pricing]
*CONTACT SHEETS ON FIBER OR RC [see pricing for fiber output]
*DIGITAL CONTACTS
*CUSTOM DEVELOPER MIX
B&W negative PROCESSING: INFRARED CAPABLE; NO EXTRA CHARGES 
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STANDARD TRUE ISO DEVELOPMENT: 20+ rolls 10% discount
TIER B RATE TIER A - rush
NOTE – Standard contacts are now more costly than scans. Consider scanning your negatives (A = expedited service)
35mm, MINOX & 120 $10.00-dev-only $12.25 -dev-only
220 $16.00-dev only $19.00- dev only
4x5 $3.75-dev-only $4.65 - dev-only
5x7 $5.00-dev only $6.20- dev only
8x10 $9.75-dev-only $12.00 - dev-only
11x14 $22.00 N/A
Pulls & 2.5+Push NC
Push to +3 and over $2 per roll
Contacts only [RC] CALL
Fiber contacts [call for availability and rates]
Process by inspection add 50%
Pre wash add 15%
Special process CHEMICAL mix [your own developer choice] CALL
Alternative developers [special order] add 50%
Special film development – TECH-PAN, SCALA-, ROLLEI-ATP; www.dr5.com
ALT-developer: Pyro-cat, etc.., VERY OLD FILM (processed @ clients request & risk) add 200%
OPTICAL CONTACTS W/DEVELOPMENT - 35mm~120 $20.00
DIGITAL CONTACTS W/DEVELOPEMT - 35mm~120 $19.00
Each B&W film type is unique. Never again will you have to guess if the lab can develop your film type or ruin it by running it in a developer that it isn't suited for. We have tested every film for precise development. We can also mold development to your specific needs.
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