How to make an order:
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Come visit our lab and meet the team, talk film, or ask more about what we do!
We’re open Tuesday-Sunday 11am-7pm.
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Mail to: Lumentation, 219 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA 02143
*At checkout, there will be a “Delivery Methods” section, which is how we will return the negatives and/or prints to you. If you don’t want the negatives back, select 219 Highland so that there will be no shipping fee.
More questions? Don’t know how to pack your film? Visit our FAQ!
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After you place the order online, drop off your film into the drop box located outside any time with your NAME, ORDER #, AND EMAIL somewhere in or on the package.
It is a secure drop box which cannot be accessed by anyone without a key! We don’t check it everyday, so there may be an extra day or two tacked onto your turnaround time.
Our Menu
Whether you pick from our lab’s special combo meals or choose to order à la carte, we have all you need to develop, scan, and print your film.
Nutritional Info:
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The most common film format there is! You won’t have a problem finding 35mm rolls - they are what disposable cameras use. Might be refered to as 135, but 35 for short.
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A larger negative that allows for more detail. You can get anywhere between 4-16 shots on one roll, depending on the ratio your medium format camera uses.
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A teeny tiny negative designed for teeny tiny pocket cameras!
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A negative is a large sheet instead of a roll, and each sheet is one photo. We checkout two sheets to one order.
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Regular color film!
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Color positive, or slide film, was originally made to be used with projectors. Instead of the developed negative being orange like with color negative film, E6 photos show you one-for-one colors, hence being color positive.
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Intended to be used to shoot movies, these negatives are wizzing through the cameras. To prevent scratches, they have a black tar-ish layer on the film, called remjet, which needs to be removed before we process it!
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Pretty self explanatory here… this is where it all started!
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This is where you intentionally (or unintentionally) shoot your roll at a different ISO than intended, and we hand develop it at a different time to compensate for the difference.
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Using the program attached to our Nortisu scanner, we adjust the colors and brightness to make sure your photos are looking their best! We aren’t editing to achieve a certain aesthetic, but making sure the white balance and contrast is accurate.
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We offer JPEGS or TIFF files. JPEGs are ideal for web and general sharing, while TIFFs preserve image quality and detail, making it better for archiving, professional printing, and editing.
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We have three different resolutions for you to choose from!
Basic: 1500×1000 pixels
High: 3000×2000 pixels
Super: 6700×4500 pixels
We suggest you choose your resolution based on how you plan to view your scans. If you are planning on viewing your images on a larger screen such as a computer or want the flexibility to edit the scans high res is the best option for you. If you are planning on viewing the images on smaller screens such as a phone and plan to leave the image unedited our snapshot resolution is right for you.
Combo ‘Meals’
For people who want it easy, carefree, and idiot-proof.
À la carte:
For people who have more specific taste or what particular things.
Have a scanner that you love? We develop, you scan at home with the freedom to scan each frame the way you want it.