It's rough, but with the cities listed below the lab names, the idea is to help people figure out where $0.50 might not matter as much for a couple rolls if shipping costs would increase for a non-local lab compared to a lab just one state or even just a few miles away. From left to right, we have the west coast to the east coast as well as a slight north-to-south arrangement. The chart is also organized geographically. For this, I could certainly use everyone's help (but I will solider on alone regardless – it may just take a little longer). However, a true process-and-scan chart with small, medium, large, and extra-large file sizes is the next goal. In some of these cases, the pricing was quite decent when considering scanning prices. Some popular labs on the list only offer processing with scans and won't do process-only.

This brings us to the only quality metric somewhat covered on the chart. However, at some point (and for many people), film needs chemicals to process it in relatively specific conditions to be consistent - and if you can manage that at a low price, what's the difference? Still, there are differences but these differences mostly only come into effect when including scanning services. An expensive lab does not mean it's not worth it, just as an incredibly affordable lab does not mean it is always the right way to go. Of course, this also means that the chart does not factor in quality or other value-added benefits.

This means that a single '$' doesn't refer to a specific dollar value, but instead refers to the value offered based on the lowest base price at which other labs will process that film type. A charge of $8 per roll might be cheap for 35mm E-6, but expensive for 35mm 120 C-41. The above chart shows all of the actual pricing with the price ratings that judge the value for the service offered against what other labs charge. Scroll down for the final chart that more easily enables judging prices at a quick glance. This is the master chart with all of the exact pricing (rounded to the nearest $0.05) for each film type, etc.

C 41 processing nyc