We can print on matte, glossy or lustre/silk paper, with or without a border. Extra charges shown are on top of any of the above services.
Film Processing
New Zealand’s film processing specialists! No matter what you shoot, we can process it.
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Welcome To Our Lab
We can develop many types of film from our lab, including types of film in C-41, B&W, E-6. No matter what you shoot, we can process it, from the standard formats like 35mm and 120, to more obscure formats such as 110 and APS, to large formats like 4×5, 5×7, and 8×10,
Our turnaround time for C-41 and B&W is between 2 to 4 working days. E6 are processed once a week on Tuesday afternoon. All film must be received by Monday afternoon and can be expected the day after processing.
Turn-around times may vary depending on the volume of jobs in the lab. When your film is with us, ready to be processed, you will receive an email with payment details and an exact time you can expect your scans to be delivered by.
Ready to get started? Find out the many ways you can send us your film.
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Develop Prices
C-41(Colour)
B&W
E-6 (Slides)
Alternate Formats
Large Format
Scan Only
Contact Sheets
Extras
C-41(Colour)
| Service | 35mm | 120 |
4×5 (Per Sheet) |
5×7 / 8×10 (Per Sheet) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Develop Only |
$10 |
$10 |
$18 |
$22 |
|
Develop + BIG Scan |
$20 |
$20 |
– |
– |
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Develop + BIGGER Scan |
$24 |
$24 |
– |
– |
|
Develop + TIFF Scan |
$30 |
$30 |
– |
– |
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Develop + Print |
$30 |
$25 |
– |
– |
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Develop + BIG Scan + Print |
$40 |
$35 |
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– |
B&W
| Service | 35mm | 120 |
4×5 (Per Sheet) |
5×7 / 8×10 (Per Sheet) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Develop Only |
$16 |
$16 |
$16 |
$20 |
|
Develop + BIG Scan |
$26 |
$26 |
– |
– |
|
Develop + BIGGER Scan |
$30 |
$30 |
– |
– |
|
Develop + TIFF Scan |
$36 |
$36 |
– |
– |
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Develop + Print |
$36 |
$31 |
– |
– |
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Develop + BIG Scan + Print |
$46 |
$41 |
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E-6 (Slides)
| Service | 35mm | 120 |
4×5 (Per Sheet) |
5×7 / 8×10 (Per Sheet) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Develop Only |
$18 |
$18 |
$18 |
$22 |
|
Develop + BIG Scan |
$28 |
$28 |
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– |
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Develop + BIGGER Scan |
$32 |
$32 |
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– |
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Develop + TIFF Scan |
$38 |
$38 |
– |
– |
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Develop + Print |
$38 |
$33 |
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– |
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Develop + BIG Scan + Print |
$48 |
$43 |
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– |
Alternate Formats
| Service | APS | 220 | 110 | 127 | 126 | Souped |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Develop ONLY |
$18 |
$18 |
$18 |
$18 |
$18 |
$18 |
|
Develop + BIG Scan |
$26 |
$34 |
$34 |
$34 |
$34 |
$34 |
|
Develop + BIGGER Scan
|
$30 |
$38 |
$38 |
$38 |
$38 |
$38 |
|
Develop + TIFF Scan |
$36 |
$44 |
$44 |
$44 |
$44 |
$44 |
Large Format
| Service | 4 x 5 | 5 x 7 / 8 x 10 |
|---|---|---|
|
C-41 / E-6 Develop Only |
$18 |
$22 |
|
B&W Develop Only |
$16 |
$20 |
|
C-41 / E-6 Develop + Proof Scan |
$33 |
$37 |
|
B&W Develop + Proof Scan |
$31 |
$35 |
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Proof Scan (Already Developed LF) |
$15 |
$15 |
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Hi-Res Scan (Learn More)
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$50 |
$70 |
Scan Only
| Type | BIG | BIGGER | TIFF |
|---|---|---|---|
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Single Frame |
$5 |
$10 |
$15 |
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Un-Cut Roll |
$12 |
$16 |
$22 |
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Cut Roll |
$14 |
$18 |
$24 |
Contact Sheets
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
|
Digital Contact Sheet: 40 Megapixel |
$15 |
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Digital Contact Sheet: 150 Megapixel |
$25 |
Extras
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Pushing / Pulling (per stop) $2
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Half Frame Film (per roll) $3
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Rush Fee x 1.5
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Digital Contact Sheets $20 (+ $8 to print)
Scan Dimensions
Big Scans (Standard Option)are supplied in 3600 x 2400px JPEG scanned with Fuji Frontier SP 3000 by default. These are are perfect for web use or printing up to 8″ x 12″.
Bigger Scans are supplied in 6770 x 4400px JPEG scanned with Noritsu HS-1800 by default. Our bigger scans are when you need that extra resolution push. These can print easily to A3/12″ x 18″ +.
TIFF Scans are the same resolution as BIGGER scans provided in an uncompressed TIFF file type. These are great if you are wanting to edit your files to get the most out of them.
| Format |
Big Noritsu |
Bigger Noritsu |
Big Frontier |
Bigger Frontier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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35mm |
3130 x 2075 |
6774x4492
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3637 x 2433
|
5444 x 3649
|
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6 x 4.5 |
3322 x 2433
|
4824 x 3533
|
3035 x 2279
|
4847x3647
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6 x 6 |
2470 x 2433
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4832 x 4760
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2433 x 2433
|
3637 x 3637
|
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6 x 7
|
2982 x 2433
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4815 x 5902
|
3035 x 2433
|
3649 x 4547
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6 x 9
|
3543 x 2433
|
4903 x 7139
|
3637 x 2433
|
5444 x 3649
|
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6 x 17
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15000 x 5028 |
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Contact Sheet Service
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This new service is for people who like the aesthetic of contact sheets or want the full borders on their images. The beauty is that these files have an insane amount of information and detail so you can crop in for sharing specific frames. To order, just let the staff know when you drop off or make sure to specify on the order form if you use drop-off points or mailing in. We can also do contact sheets from rolls stored in house!
Important Tip: Like a traditional contact sheet, we have to pick a single exposure for the whole sheet, meaning it works best on rolls with consistent scenarios and exposure.
Drop & Send Your Film
No matter where in the country you are we’ve got your processing needs covered. We’ve got multiple hassle-free ways to get your film to us; you can drop off, mail your film or pay us a visit in-store!
Visit Us In-Store
Fancy a comfy spot to hang out at and chat about film? Then head on down to The Black and White Box HQ to drop your film, stock up your film supply from The Fridge, print your newest work or get holiday ready with a new passport photo. The tunes are always on and the team is always ready for a laugh!
The Black and White Box HQ
127B Newton Road, Eden Terrace, Auckland
Monday - Friday: 9:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Sunday: Closed
Drop-Off Points
Can’t make it into HQ? No worries – our friends are here to help. You can drop your film to any of these central locations that best suit you. Drop-off pickups in Auckland are done approximately 3 times a week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Vixen Vintage Boutique
191 Karangahape Road, Auckland
Monday - Saturday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am - 5:00pm
Progear Photographic
3 Railway Street, Newmarket, Auckland
Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Sunday: Closed
Snapshot (Hamilton)
391 Victoria Street, Hamilton
Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Sunday: Closed
Drop-off couriered to the lab every Thursday afternoon.
Dandie Store (Tauranga)
375 Maunganui Road, Mount Maunganui
Tuesday - Saturday: 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday - Monday: Closed
Drop-off collected every week Tuesday afternoon.
Mail Your Film
If you’re supporting us from out of town or are too busy to head in store you can send your film via mail. Simply pop your film and order form in packaging of your choice and send it to our address:
The Black and White Box HQ
127B Newton Road
Eden Terrace
Auckland 1051
Phone: 09 525 0289
Please ensure an order form is included in the bag.
Negative Collection
Never be worried about lost or destroyed negatives again. We will keep your negatives on-site for up to one year before contacting you to arrange a retrieval method. All you’ve got to do is select the negative archival option on the order form and let us do the rest!
Negatives will be stored in our facility safely for one year from the date of processing where they will be available for collection, free of charge.
After one year we will make our best effort to contact you for retrieval. If we do not hear back we reserve the right to no longer archive your negatives. They will be moved off-site to be destroyed.
How We Process
C-41
All colour film is processed in our state of the art Noritsu machine. Each morning when we fire it up, we run through a control strip and plot our findings on a graph. This ensures you that our chemicals are at their optimum to process your film perfectly!
B&W
All traditional black and white film is processed through a rotary developer with our chemistry of choice, Kodak XTOL, which we have found to provide the most consistent results with our process. All developer is one shot, which means each roll uses fresh chemistry, ensuring your film will come out at it’s best every time.
E-6
We process all of the E-6 in our trusty Jobo using the Bellini 6 Bath E-6 chemistry. This chemistry is the exact same formulas as the iconic Kodak 6 Bath. We have dialled in the times for the Jobo and use the Fuji E-6 Control Strips to monitor the chemistry. Processing is done once a week currently on Wednesday mornings.
Large Format
We process all sheet film in the Jobo CPP-2 as well using the expert range of drums. All sheet film processing is done using one shot, meaning it is freshly mixed then discarded to ensure perfect development each time. We process large format once to twice a week, depending on volumes so get in touch for turnaround times.
How We Scan
Fuji Frontier SP-3000
The majority of our scans are produced on the SP-3000, a state of the art film scanner well known for rendering beautiful tones, dynamic range, and equipped with in-built infrared dust removal technology. This scanner excels at C-41 Colour Negative scans so all of these go through the Frontier.
Noritsu HS-1800
The Noritsu HS-1800 is a true workhorse scanning much faster than the Frontier due to running on a newer and faster operating system. It has a higher D-MAX than the Frontier and renders B&W tones better. Because of this, we have decided to put all E-6/B&W through the Noritsu.
How It Works:
1: Fill In The Order Form
Use the order form to specify your order details and any finishing touches you like. Order forms will be provided at all drop-off points. Mailing your film to our store? Download the form here and include it with your film!
2: Drop or Mail Your Film
No matter where in the country you are we’ve got your processing needs covered. Drop your film off in-store or at any of our drop off points in Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga. You can also mail us your film!
3: Make a Payment
We want to make payment as simple as possible. You will be sent a link to pay online once your order is in the lab, ready to be processed! We will process your film once payment is received and let you know once they are ready for you to download!
4: Download Your Scans!
Once your photos are scanned and ready to go you will receive a WeTransfer link where you can download all of your files. If for some reason you have not received your link within 24 hours of the due date, check your spam folder and contact us immediately.
