I have a roll of 400 speed film I need pushed to 800, is there anyplace in Minneapolis I can send it?

Question

I have checked everyplace in my area (FArgo N.D.) and noone can do it.

I tried the local Wal-Marts and no go, never though of the local tech school though. Thanks.

Answer 1

you shot the film at 800ASA? Check with a local university that offers photo classes. Otherwise, Walgreens around here does this. Heck, I think even WalMart does it. Just tell them first.

Answer 2

There a good chance that it will be fine-I regularly intentionally underexpose ISO 400 print film by as much as a stop, and see no ill effects.

You may see a slight reduction in contrast, but most printers jack that way up anyway, so it probably won't be anything you will notice.

Pretty much any minilab tied to a grocery store or drug store should be able to develop and print it just fine.

Besides that, pushing color negative film has the potential to really mess up the colors, often past the point of being corrected in printing. Even back when I still had a local lab that would push film, I typically preferred the results of underexposing a stop and just developing as normal to those of having the film pushed a stop.

Answer 3

Two places I used to go to, when I used a film camera:

Linhoff Photo, 4400 France Ave. S., Edina, MN. (inner ring suburb of Minneapolis). 952-927-7333

National Camera and Video, five locations in the Twin Cities area: the Minneapolis store is used a lot by professional artists. [phone], located downtown at 10th and Hennepin Ave.

Hope that helps. I've never tried what you're trying to do, but these places are run by pros who know what they're doing.

Answer 4

If it's print film, it won't make much of a difference. It's only one stop away from the proper exposure rating. Now if it was slide film, you would need to have it pushed to 800. Anyway, take it somewhere other than WallyWorld, where they don't have a clue about photography, and just ask them to push it to 800. Ask at a camera store (again, not Sprawlmart) for a list of pro labs in your area.

Answer 5

Pick up a copy of Shutterbug Magazine. They have a section titled "Photo Lab Showcase" which lists labs.

You can also try a web search for film processing in Minneapolis.