The dark arts

85 years of film processing and we still can’t get enough.

We are keeping the standard with dip and dunk C41 processing and hand processing of black and white film 35mm, medium and large format.
Go on, give us a challenge.

Atkins Film

Professional Photographer:

Pro: Book in your film!

Film Enthusiast:

Retail: Book in your film!

Atkins Photo Lab, established in 1936, dedicated to processing film with unparalleled quality since the start.

We offer the highest standards in color correction, processing, and scanning.

Process
Our professionally sought-after Dip and Dunk machine is used for Colour Negative film, while all of our Black and White film is meticulously processed by hand, ensuring the most controlled and desirable results. 35mm, 120, 5x4”, 8x10” and more. Process Only film is placed in archival standard sleeving for storage. Cut and Sleeve or Do Not Cut options available.

Scans
35mm and 120 scans made on your choice of Noritsu (default) or Frontier (Pro Only) scanners. Special sizes available and require a quote. Choose between Cut and Sleeve or Do Not Cut.

Color correction
After scanning is complete your files are moved to our colour correction stations where our highly trained technicians correct each frame to ensure the most even results.

We treat every frame on each roll—and every sheet of film—as if it were the last of its kind, destined for the Louvre.

Process only - max. up to 5 business days
Process & Scan - max. up to 10 business days

Rush Rates available upon request!

* When your scans are ready we will send you an email with a link to download your files.
Yes, we can push film!

Pushing involves processing film for a longer than it’s recommended developing time, this technique increases the intended ISO of the film. As a result, the image appears brighter, but has its caveats with increased grain, contrast and the risk of overexposure if the film wasn’t prepared with push processing in mind.
We use scanners that have a system called ICE installed. This means for colour film scans the dust spots are automatically removed. However, it was not designed for black and white scanning in mind so we have endeavoured to ensure that black and white scanning includes manual removal of major spots. If you wish to have full spotting of files we can arrange a quote.

Film photography featured on this page: Bentinmarcs, Oli Sansom, Si Moore, Lenise Ormsby, Katie Grant, Mark Andrew Studios, We Are Origami, Kylie Mills.

All our film is inspected by hand followed by color correction done to the highest professional quality.

Australia’s oldest professional photo lab, based in Adelaide working with photographers from all over the world…

We treat every frame on every roll like it’s an important artefact. Not only because the work of our clientele ends up in art galleries, museums and, published in books but because we love film and no matter its destination or creative pursuit, we believe everyone deserves the best.

Scan sizes

Noritsu

File size / pixel dimensions are approximate as results may vary.

This is where the magic is made.

The dark arts

We are keeping the standard with dip and dunk C41 processing and hand processing of black and white film 35mm, medium and large format. Go on, give us a challenge.