Film Developing / Scanning in Tokyo

[jay83091]

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Hi All,

I will be travelling to Japan for more than a month and looking for good film processing / scanning places.

Any recommendations? 
thanks a lot!

cheers

[benqui]

vor 4 Stunden schrieb jay83091:

Hi All,

I will be travelling to Japan for more than a month and looking for good film processing / scanning places.

Any recommendations? 
thanks a lot!

cheers

I asked the same question some weeks ago because in January I also will be in Japan and some nice and experienced forum members recommended this store in Tokio   https://www.yodobashi.com/ec/store/en/0018/

I also was thinking to use film for my trip to Japan but it can be very annoying at the airport with the new CT scanners which can destroy your film material. Maybe the best idea is to buy film in Japan and develop/scan the films in a lab

[MarkN]

I use National Photo and I am pleased with the results (https://www.nationalphoto.co.jp/developing_print/development/)

[benqui]

vor einer Stunde schrieb mark_s90:

If the plan is to buy your film in japan... well i wish good luck. But remember to take your digital along.

Yes you are right Mark! To prevent frustration I will have a digital camera with me too

[jay83091]

Thank you guys. It can be super annoying at the airport so, I will just buy the films there and develop them before flying back.

I wonder how Tokyo airports are like with films

Edited November 23, 2024 by jay83091

[benqui]

vor 9 Stunden schrieb mark_s90:

there have been serious complaints about the almost unavailability of color film in Japan. The Japanese Camera Hunter reduced the situation to "you can purchase almost any film camera ever made when you go shopping in Japan, but you almost cannot find any color film".  And the stuff that is normally in stock, limit of 1, and its a typical price for 35mm portra 5 packs to hit 180$

Thanks a lot for this valuable information Mark! I think it will be a digital journey!

[jay83091]

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On 11/23/2024 at 5:17 AM, MarkN said:

I use National Photo and I am pleased with the results (https://www.nationalphoto.co.jp/developing_print/development/)

How long do they take normally with processing?

[MarkN]

On 12/4/2024 at 11:19 AM, jay83091 said:

How long do they take normally with processing?

A couple of days I think. They will be closed on Japanese national holidays. For instance they are open 30 December until 2pm and then they re-open on 4 January until 2pm. 

Edited December 25, 2024 by MarkN