No matter which film camera you use you are going to have to get the film developed before you can see your photos in all their glory. Developing your own photos is not the easiest option, but it is ultimately the cheapest. I will post more about that later.
Meanwhile, most of us will be getting the professionals to do the developing for us. Using toy cameras can be rather hit and miss so, just for you, here are some top tips to get the best value for money.
- Ask for "dev and scan". You don't need prints yet. Prints will push the price up and, let's face it, a number of them are going to go straight in the bin!
- Ask for a "tiff file scan". These will give you a high-resolution image that will give you the option to print a BIG image later.
- View the scanned photos and sort them into two groups - "keep" and "bin". Once you have twenty or more keepers get them printed at a shop or online. Bulk printing is cheap printing... and you know that all of your prints will be photos that you want.
- Keep your CDs. You really don't want to lose all your photos when your hard drive dies.
which offers low-grain results with excellent contrast. It also has a major advantage over a lot of the alternatives: It is developed using the C-41 process which is the same one that is used for standard colour developing. That means that any shop that develops film will be able to develop Neopan film.
It is a "fast film" which means that you can shoot in lower light without much grain. Most importantly though, it captures colour better than any other film that I have used. Don't be afraid to buy old stock - as long as it has been stored properly you are likely to have very few issues even a couple of years past the expiry date. It's also available in 