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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: pookipichu on October 31, 2013, 08:58:24 pm

Title: Where To Develop 6x7 Film?
Post by: pookipichu on October 31, 2013, 08:58:24 pm
I am new to medium format film, may someone recommend a high quality film developing shop for 6x7 film?  (Preferably in NYC but will mail film to a place of exceptional quality).  I know I can get it done at B&H but I'm less than certain of how they are for developing.  Thank you!
Title: Re: Where To Develop 6x7 Film?
Post by: Mike Sellers on November 01, 2013, 01:13:38 am
For E-6 I use this lab http://www.agximaging.com
Title: Re: Where To Develop 6x7 Film?
Post by: DanielStone on November 01, 2013, 03:04:50 am
LTi is great
www.ltinyc.com
Duggal as well
www.duggal.com

If you want to give a mail-order firm a try, loads of folks use Indie Film Lab:
www.indiefilmlab.com

I'm basing my answers here on the assumption that you're shooting color neg film(aka C41)

cheers,
Dan
Title: Re: Where To Develop 6x7 Film?
Post by: TMARK on November 01, 2013, 09:38:49 am
Duggal is my joint. on 23rd.

Title: Re: Where To Develop 6x7 Film?
Post by: Go Go on November 01, 2013, 04:00:37 pm
Duggal, has been my go to lab since I moved to NYC in 1990.

They are the best, they are consistent, and very clean!

They always deliver.
Title: Re: Where To Develop 6x7 Film?
Post by: DanielStone on November 01, 2013, 05:20:43 pm
sorry,

got the LTi website wrong, here's the correct one:

http://www.lti-lightside.com/
Title: Re: Where To Develop 6x7 Film?
Post by: TMARK on November 02, 2013, 04:51:00 pm
Me too.  I moved away few years ago but mail all my color and E6 to them.  They are the best.

Duggal, has been my go to lab since I moved to NYC in 1990.

They are the best, they are consistent, and very clean!

They always deliver.

Title: Re: Where To Develop 6x7 Film?
Post by: pookipichu on November 04, 2013, 09:21:20 am
Thank you all for the suggestions.  AGX has a beautiful website, I think I'm going to keep it local for this batch though.  Does anyone have feelings on LTI vs. Duggal?  Duggal is quite a bit more money, but if it's worth it, I'm willing to pay more.
Title: Re: Where To Develop 6x7 Film?
Post by: iblink on November 04, 2013, 07:47:35 pm
I recommend the color house, downtown at 177 Lafayette street. They have some of the equipment and personnel from the now defunct L&I.

M
Title: Re: Where To Develop 6x7 Film?
Post by: TMARK on November 04, 2013, 08:22:56 pm
I vote Duggal because they were good to me over the course of my career.  Top notch.  I don't know if they re better than LTI.

Thank you all for the suggestions.  AGX has a beautiful website, I think I'm going to keep it local for this batch though.  Does anyone have feelings on LTI vs. Duggal?  Duggal is quite a bit more money, but if it's worth it, I'm willing to pay more.
Title: Re: Where To Develop 6x7 Film?
Post by: Alan Klein on November 04, 2013, 08:33:03 pm
I just sent out 3 rolls to LTI for the first time.  I haven't gotten them back yet but they insert in pages in 3 3 2 2 rather then in my requested 4 3 3.  I'll know more later about the quality of their processing.