Where should I go to develop film in Toronto?

December 16, 2004 8:51 PM

Anyone know any super-awesome places in Toronto to get film developed? [M.I.]

Ideally they would also be affordable. Also, it would be nice if they wouldn't bitch if I wanted to cross-process slide film. Places that develop black and white would also be great. Also, places that can scan my negatives on the cheap would be good.

posted by chunking express to Media & Arts (8 answers total)

Best answer: I don't know if I'd call it super-awesome, but Annex Photo was pretty good when I frequented it some years ago. It's on Bloor, just East of Spadina and services the Annex (of course) and some of U of T. I know they develop black and white, and their prices were good, as I remember.
posted by loquax at 9:47 PM on December 16, 2004

No idea, but I'd like to re-plug the Toronto Meetup saturday evening, 7pm, at the Bishop & Belcher!
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 10:13 PM on December 16, 2004

Best answer: Toronto Image Works. King and Spadina. I have developed a bunch of B/W film there. I scanned my own negatives, though , and processed them at Future Shop.
posted by websavvy at 12:29 AM on December 17, 2004

Best answer: West Camera on Queen east of Bathurst is great. They do b/w film and fantastically vivid prints of color film. I have no experience with slide film.
posted by transient at 7:28 AM on December 17, 2004

There's a toronto metafilter meetup?

I specifically searched meetup, and it denied all knowledge of such a meetup..I believe it suggested I go to New York.
posted by duck at 8:01 AM on December 17, 2004

Meetup, here.

Wheeeeeeee!


(Also, it'd help if someone could slap that up on the Grey, cuz I'm over my limit for the week.)
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 9:37 AM on December 17, 2004

pikto in the Distillery District does great prints from digital, they do good lab processing too. The meetup I think is on the 18th no need to go to New York, duck.
(on preview - just like what dirtynumbangelboy said)
posted by phirleh at 9:45 AM on December 17, 2004

Response by poster: Pikto is a bit pricey. I think. Though they have a cool store and are quite friendly. I've never actually gotten prints done there because the one roll I gave them was unexposed (fucking Kiev.) Thanks for the suggestions. I'll check these places out.
posted by chunking express at 10:24 AM on December 17, 2004