120 film processor?

oscarBravo

Hi all - I'm trying getting back into the old-skool photography scene, having dusted off my trusty P30 and ordered some BW400CN. If I take anything worthwhile, I'll scan it and post it up for criticism.

While I was digging it out, I found something I'd forgotten I had - a Lubitel 166U TLR. I'm tempted to get a few rolls of 120 for it, but before I do: I was wondering do any of the normal processors handle it? I don't want to have to pay more to get a dozen prints processed than I paid for the camera...

Placebo

hahah i have one of those, do post some shots when youre done,
im pretty sure gunns do them, place across tower records [wicklow st?]aswell.
Place i usually go to, camera exchange on georges, might do them, il be there tom so il check it out for you.

magicbastarder

i drop my b&w 120 into gunns, and E6 into the fuji centre on lower abbey street.

oscarBravo

Thanks guys - any ideas on pricing? I'm in Mayo, so I was hoping for someone I could post film to...

DaireQuinlan

oscarBravo wrote:

Thanks guys - any ideas on pricing? I'm in Mayo, so I was hoping for someone I could post film to...

I think its about 6.50 a roll for dev only ? I haven't actually had a roll of 120 developed in quite a while, because I shoot B&W almost exclusively in 120 and then develop it myself. If you're in Mayo and there's no shop in castlebar or westport that'll do dev you might want to consider getting yourself a dev tank and some chemicals. Developing black and white is fun and easy !

oscarBravo

I wouldn't mind getting into processing myself, but I reckon it makes more sense to get a few rolls processed professionally. Not much point doing my own films if the photos are crap

On the self-processing question, can a single enlarger handle both 6x6 and 35mm negs?

DaireQuinlan

oscarBravo wrote:

I wouldn't mind getting into processing myself, but I reckon it makes more sense to get a few rolls processed professionally. Not much point doing my own films if the photos are crap

On the self-processing question, can a single enlarger handle both 6x6 and 35mm negs?

Wellll I've only ever dabbled in doing my own prints, I normally just develop the negatives and then scan the for either upload or digital printing. Print development is a lot more intensive in terms of equipment, space and time than film development, ie for film development you only need somewhere dark to load the film onto a reel, I use my wardrobe, for print development you need a full blown darkroom. Medium format enlargers I think are a lot more expensive than 35mm ones, that seem to be 2 a penny nowadays.

oscarBravo

Must look into a 120-format development kit, so. Do you have a wide-format film scanner or just a tranny adapter for a flatbed?