35mm Film Development - with FREE tracked shipping to the lab

1. Order your developing on this page: pick your film type and scans. It's one developing per roll or disposable camera, so set the quantity if you have more than one.

2. Post us your film or disposable camera. Make your free tracked label on Royal Mail's site (we don't post one out) and pop a note with your order number inside.

3. Our lab team develops, scans and checks every roll by hand.

4. Your scans land in your account. Prints aren't included up front: choose the ones you love from your scans, and they're posted to you.

It depends on how busy the lab is, so we show today's times live rather than a fixed promise. See today's turnaround times.

We email you when your film reaches us and again when your scans are ready. You can follow every step on Where's my film?

We don't post you a label or QR code: you make your own free tracked label in a minute on Royal Mail's site. Print it and stick it on, or if you don't have a printer, the Post Office can print it for you.

• Disposable cameras: send the whole camera. Please don't open it or take the film out.
• Add a note with your order number so we can match your parcel to your order.
• One free label per order, so send everything from one order together. Several cameras or rolls can go in one order (set the quantity) and one parcel.
• Use a padded envelope or small box, not a thin paper envelope.

More detail in our film sending instructions, or follow your order on Where's my film?

We offer four resolution options for 35mm scanning with our Noritsu scanners (Fuji Frontier scans are available on request)

Low Res --> Best for social media / photo albums!
Low Res scans are perfect for printing in the regular 6x4" print size - they will also work well on social media or website where you need to keep loading speeds fast. EXAMPLE FILE

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. EXAMPLE FILE

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. EXAMPLE FILE

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. EXAMPLE FILE

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.

Note: In the unlikely event that we are unable to use our Nortisu scanner to scan your film, we will need to use either our Fuji SP3000 or our DSLR scanning setup. This means the resolution of the scans may change.

After we have scanned your 35mm negatives in our 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 'Correct & Rotate' package to do the work yourself.

You can 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 usually perform the actions 'Within the Scanner' but no further.

Our Correct & Rotate editing service ensures that the images you see are perfect for us straight away. Scanner corrections to density will be done as normal, and if we aren't happy at the final step (editing/quality control) then the film(s) will be sent back to scanning to be rescanned. 

The editing technician will then rotate all the images to their correct orientation, and perform any other minor tasks required to ensure you're getting what you expect every time. With this service, we will not perform any editing that will take the image away from what it should normally look like. Please feel free to email help@analoguewonderland.co.uk if you have any questions.

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 need to have made an account with a password - even if you haven't, the images will be safely stored there ready for you once you can log in.

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 35mm negatives. For more information head here.

It will usually say on the film canister (or box if you still have it!) - The two main types are C41 (colour) and Black & White.

Please note: Ilford XP2 is a black & white film that requires a C41 process.

You could also look up the film in our store by searching this page: All Film and checking its specifications.

If you have any concerns of questions about your film developing then just drop us a line at - help@analoguewonderland.co.uk - and we'll quickly help you to the right choice.

When you purchase film development from Analogue Wonderland, your service price is guaranteed for 12 months from the date of purchase.

After this period, if your film has not yet been submitted for processing, any redemption will require payment of the difference between your original purchase price and the current price of the equivalent service. See more in our terms of service (Section 5.1)