Lab News and Updates

Please take a moment to read this update. Last updated August 28th 2025
We are making price updates for all film types starting September 1st and we hope to finish the updates by October 1st. This change is due to a soft focus issue some customers have with out High Resolution Noritsu Scanner. We have also updated our DSLR scan stations for easier and faster turn around time. For you this means a lower price with less wait time.

We are also adding some new items including developing for ADOX 50 Slide film, Pro Developing for Areocolor film, and other exciting changes which will be talked about in our next update.

Finally for our local customers. South Penn Lock which was our Media PA Drop off location has closed due to the owner passing away. We still accept drop offs in Drexel Hill in our mailbox which is our mailing address. If you live close to us and want to drop off and pick up, please email us for a code to bypass the $5 shipping charge.

Other News and Events at our lab:
Over the past few months we have had many ask if we develop Seattle Film Works film or C-22 or Kodachrome K14. The answer to all the above is YES! However there are long turn around times (2 to 4 weeks) because we prioritize our fresh C-41, B&W and ECN-2 Developing. All other film types have a lower priority such as E6, C-22 and K14. Please CLICK HERE to get started.

About our Lab:
Our lab is OPEN, Our normal business hours are from 10 am to 10pm Mon-Thurs and Friday 11am to 5pm We are closed on the weekends. Andrew (owner) works at the lab full time and Rachel (Manager) holds a Full time Job in a unrelated field. She only works in the evenings 7pm to 9pm. Both of them love film and started this lab to make film photography as affordable as possible. Both of them believe in low cost high quality work. Quality is more important than speed to them so please be patient. This business is their way of helping the film community. However unlike a normal lab, their lab is a home based online only business. Life often gets in the way with unexpected events which sometime causes delays. So the turn around time is an estimate for a single roll or a few rolls. Larger orders or multiple film types in a single order will take a whole lot longer. Please keep this in mind when sending film. For those who have been sending them film for a while now, Thank You. For new customers, Welcome!! Andrew and Rachel love film and they want to help you love it too!! Please feel free to email them for questions. Andrew is on Instagram (@needfilmdeveloped.com) for chatting, he can’t give status updates, Please email them for updates on your order, THANK YOU! Our email address is: service@needfilmdeveloped.com