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how to develop film at a camera store?
i recently got a holga, and a canon film dslr, and i have never developed film before, but how do you develop the film at a camera store? do you give them your camera, or do you take the film out yourself?
also, where would you recommend developing film?
i meant slr, but thanks everyone.
Do you know how to put the film into your camera? Your owner’s manual will have the how-to description in detail.
When you buy the film, it comes rolled on a spool inside a light-proof canister, with a bit of a tail of film sticking out. The slot it sticks out of has velvet-y “brushes” all around the inside of the slot, to keep light from getting inside and exposing (ruining) the rest of the roll.
When you open your camera and put the film in, you need put the canister into a housing inside. Then you thread the end of the film-tail onto the camera’s own spool (permanently installed in the camera), which is on the other side of the lens (and shutter) from the canister housing.
Once the tail is securely attached to the spool (by little sprocket teeth — that’s what the holes in the edges of the film are for), you use the film-advance device (usually a little arm) on the outside of the camera to advance the film once or twice (read your manual), while the camera is still open. ALL of the film you can see as you do this is now exposed, and ruined for picture-taking: there is a certain amount of waste on every roll of film.
Then you close up the camera, and waste a couple more shots by clicking the shutter, then advancing the film, which is now all sealed up in the dark. This rolls the ruined section of film out of the way and onto the permanent spool/sprocket, and puts fresh, un-exposed film behind the lens, where you need it to be.
Your camera should have a little window somewhere on the outside which shows you what number of photos you’ve taken already. The first 2-3 “waste shots” are allowed for in the numbering: usually, they are just dots in place of numbers. The idea is that you take waste shots until the dots run out, and start photographing for real when the number 1 shows up.
When you’ve taken all the photos the roll gives you, you need to REWIND the finished roll of film, WHILE IT’S STILL INSIDE THE CAMERA. Read your owner’s manual about how to do this, there’s a fairly broad variation in the mechanics from brand to brand. When you are sure the film is truly re-wound, remove the canister from the camera: there should be no film at all sticking out of it.
For developing, you need to investigate photographic services in your area. Film photography has become a specialty, and so only specialty photography shops still have the machinery and chemicals to develop automatically (the easiest way, and probably still the cheapest). It’s best if you call around some likely-looking photo stores first, to find out whose services still extend to film developing.
If you really can’t find any stores that do this within a practical range of your home, you can try getting help from the photography department of a local high-school, college, university, or vocational school. If the teachers can’t offer you direct help, developing your film and maybe printing pictures from the film for you, they may still be able to give you a referral to a place that does.
Some art stores have knowledgeable film photographers on staff, so you can also try asking at art stores for sources and referrals.
Remember that with film photography, you pay twice: first when you buy the film, then again when you have the film developed and pictures printed. This is the single biggest reason why digital photography now dominates the market.
Good luck! And have fun!
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