One year ago I went to Tokyo for a week and bought a lot of films. Recently, I went to Japan again and chanced upon many film-related shops and had a great time ogling at their pristine film cameras and lenses. I also managed to visit some places that provide film developing services. Popeye Camera … [Read more…]
Film is not dead in Taiwan. Last time, I blog about where to develop film in Taipei. In my recent second trip to Taiwan, I explored further to other parts of Taiwan such as Tai Chung and Kaoshiung. Fortunately, I managed to visit one film developing lab in Tai Chung. I believe there could be … [Read more…]
Hong Kong is one of my favourite ‘photography countries’ so I am blessed to be back again this year! Previously I blog about where to develop film in Hong Kong. Over there, I listed a few labs I had tried and also some input from readers. For this trip I got to try a new … [Read more…]
After briefly mentioned about Darkroom8 KL in my older blog posts, I have people requesting me to review about the process. So here it is. Darkroom8 Malaysia Prior to the launch of their new website http://darkroom8malaysia.com , Darkroom8 only has a Facebook page so there wasn’t a detailed information on how to send the films … [Read more…]
With the recent hoo-haa of positives, also known as slide film, among film enthusiasts across the world, of course I got to get my hands on shooting some! As you might have already known, I am someone who try to avoid paying too much money, especially for film processing & scanning. I don’t care what … [Read more…]
One month ago, the cheapest film developing shop in Singapore increased their price, mainly by $1 for different categories of services. For example, developing + 4-base scanning of colour film used to be $8.50 but has become $9.50. Previously, if you want the express 1-hour service, that’s additional $2 per roll, which makes it $10.50. … [Read more…]
Trust me, Taipei has far too many shops that still do film developing actively. Film is definitely not dead in Taiwan. I have spoken to local film store owners, some friends from Taiwan, etc. Finally managed to compile a few shops that are frequented by the local film shooters. 1. Sky rainbow 天虹沖印相片網 Get ready, … [Read more…]
Read this post to find out the latest good places to develop and scan film in Bangkok
Updated October 2017. It’s not difficult to find lab/shops that still develop films in Singapore. There are several, but I’m economical so I go for the cheaper one. Although it is cheaper, their scan is not bad, enough for blog and social media uploads and the location is very convenient! If you ask any film shooters … [Read more…]
Hong Kong, in my opinion, is the analogue film photography paradise. (I can’t say for Japan because I haven’t been there) I have the impression that more people in Hong Kong take film than in Singapore. Anyway, I found out three shops in Hong Kong that are easily accessible, still develop and sell films. 1. … [Read more…]
