Description
We are a leading provider of 120 film development services, offering professional quality film developing, scanning, prints, and digital files. We specialise in developing any type of medium format film (120 & 220), including colour and black & white.
Our expert technicians are trained to handle contemporary and vintage films with the utmost care and precision.
Please note that you will not receive prints automatically with your order - instead you will have the opportunity to print your favourite images after seeing the scans. This minimises waste and cost, and allows you to focus on the very best of your photography. See the relevant section below for more information!
Features:
- High-end developing equipment, and expert lab technicians, for processing 120 film and 220 film
- Professional Grade Scanning to Digital or Prints
- Digital files provided online through your Customer Account area of the website (here)
- Archival quality prints available - chosen after you've seen the scans to ensure that you're only paying for the prints you want
Benefits:
- Save precious memories and keep them alive in an affordable, uncomplicated way
- View your photos on any device - computer, mobile phone or external hard drive
- Print your best photographs - capture your favourite moments and life events
How do I know what type of medium format film I have?
It will usually say on the film canister or box - either with a description or a short code for the relevant chemistry (C-41 colour, B&W standard, E6 slide etc)
You could also look up the film in our store by searching this page: All Film and checking its specifications.
The most common ones are colour C-41 which is the 'standard' colour negative film, and black and white (B&W).
If you have any concerns of questions about your 120 film developing then just drop a line to our live chat - or email lab@analoguewonderland.co.uk - and we'll quickly help you to the right choice.
How does the process work?
What are the scanning options?
We offer four resolution options with our Noritsu HS-1800 for 120 films:
| Scan type | Resolution | File Size | File Type |
| Standard | 2079 x 2048 pixels | 2-4 MB | JPEG |
| Premium | 4832 x 4760 pixels | 5+ MB | JPEG |
| Premium TIFF | 4832 x 4760 pixels | 50+ MB | TIFF |
Standard --> Best for personal websites / zines / projects!
Standard scans will be absolutely fine for posting on social media, personal websites, emailing to friends/family, and for making prints up to size A4
Premium --> Best for exhibits / large prints!
Premium scans are bigger and can also be used for posting on websites that can accept larger files (and won't simply compress that back down like Instagram or Facebook) - and they can make prints up to size A3
Premium TIFF --> Best for home editors and professional display!
Premium TIFF scans are much bigger file sizes, so prepare for a longer download time and more computer memory needed! The bonus of this is that they contain much more information within the same number of pixels as the Premium JPEG scans, so you can edit them yourself (in Photoshop or similar) and get much better results with strong edits.
TIFF is a 'lossless' format, so hasn't had any compression applied by software before arriving in your inbox. It also means that even though the pixel resolution is the same as the Premium scan, you should be able to print slightly larger without loss of meaningful detail - up to size A2.
What are the editing packages?
After we have scanned your 120 film negatives in our Fujifilm Frontier scanners there are a couple of steps to make your photos perfect. Our goal is always to present your scans just as you saw the shot through the viewfinder - but if you are comfortable with post-processing software then you may wish to go for the 'Basic' package to do the work yourself.
You can quickly compare the differences in the table below.
If you are looking to compare with other labs then please note that unless they have a post-scanning editing service then they will perform the actions 'Within the Scanner' but no further.
| Within the Scanner | Correct and Rotate | Professional Editing Package | |
| Colour Correction | Yes (Simple) | Yes (Advanced) | Yes (Advanced) |
| Contrast Correction | Yes (Simple) | Yes (Advanced) | Yes (Advanced) |
| Exposure Correction | Yes (Simple) | Yes (Advanced) | Yes (Advanced) |
| Consistency Across Roll | - | Yes | Yes |
| Rotation | - | Yes | Yes |
| Crop to Frame | - | Yes | Yes |
| Dust Removal | - | - | Yes |
| Spot Removal | - | - | Yes |
| Each Frame Optimised | - | - | Yes |
| Perfect for Printing | - | - | Yes |
How do I choose prints?
When the team have perfected your scans then you'll get an email inviting you to view them in the 'My Photos' area of your customer account.
You will be able to view and download all your images. You will also be able to select your favourites to print!
Simply click on all the images that you'd like to print, select size - quantity - finish, and add to your cart. See below for a simple illustration of the process.
The images will be sent back with your negatives. For more information head here
Develop your medium format film with Analogue Wonderland
Develop 120 film and 220 film with the Analogue WonderLab, and choose from a wide range of processing options to get the perfect developing services for your needs.
We process 120 film, scan the developed negative to create digital images of your photography, and send it all back to you. And don't forget that every order comes with free postage into the lab! This means that you don't need to look for somewhere that can develop 120 film near you - we operate across the entire UK 😊
Please note that we can also develop 35mm, 110 and more on the way. Head to our WonderLab page for the full choice of formats.
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I've had four 120 colour rolls developed in recent months and in all of them I've been impressed and grateful for the lab team's ability to bring my captures to life. Even in flat light, if there's anything decent there then somehow it's made to sing out. The scans are sharp and clean and so the detail in medium format gives me a little burst of joy every time. Rich colour, detail in the shadows, bright but not overblown highlights and images that are distinctly 'film'. They even withstand a gentle bit of darkroom-like nudging in post here and there.
Now, there are a few of my attempts that are beyond even AW miracles to rescue entirely, but from the rest of the roll I'm always confident that that was me and/or the fading light, but not the lab.
I mostly use the 'correct and rotate' JPG option. The 'professional' option was probably worth it for the individual frame balancing in one roll, but so was spending a bit more time myself tidying up the very few dust/other gremlins that remained.
And all so easy: drop it off in the post and wait for some delight to unfurl! Thanks, team!
(Here: Gold, Portra 160, Gold, Ektar)
Superb 120film development from Analogue Wonderland
Really pleased with the scans from this film bearing in mind that this was the first roll I'd shot on a recently purchased 1950's Koroll24 half frame camera. I do seem to be missing a few frames though but this will no doubt be down to my inexperience with this camera and I shall be able to check the negatives when these are returned to me. Turnaround time was also a bit slower than normal this time from the lab but AW kept me updated so this was not a problem 🙂
Ahh, Max and the team have a Midas touch. I needed these images fast for some submissions, and I was blown away when they came back. I saw the notification when I woke up and thought - it's either really good or really bad. Thankfully, it was awesome. Thanks, WonderLab team!
Excellent results for Kodak Gold 120 on a dull day. Shooting at ƒ5.6 gives a super movie-style look to the pictures with natural colour, great detail, and a hint of grain which is amazing.
