3/3/2025 - New price changes in effect
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3/3/2025 - New price changes in effect 📝
Film development and scanning for the everyday film community
A dedicated film development and scanning service, operating through a film drop-box system. We process using only fresh chemicals and scan in a maintained, dust-free environment. We offer high-resolution scans and are the most cost-effective film developing in the city.
See below for our drop-off, development, and pick-up schedule!
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PHOTO*LAB SCHEDULE
Our film development follows a regular schedule to ensure timely processing and delivery. Here's what you can expect:
Weekly Film Drop-Off Deadline:
Site.94 (12002 94 St NW) Drop off your film by Friday at 7:00 PM
ANNMS Shop (8219 104 Street NW) Drop off your film by Friday at 12:00 PM
Weekly Film Development & Scanning: Processing runs from Saturday following the drop-off deadline to the Friday the week after. You will receive an email with scans/notice to pick up your negatives after processing.
Weekly Negative Pick-Up: The Sunday at least one week after you dropped off 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. You have a minimum of 6 weeks to pick-up your negatives before they are discarded.
This cycle repeats weekly, so you can always plan your film drop-offs accordingly. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to lab@stratusjournal.com! We try our best to communicate any unforeseen delays with customers, but please be patient with us as the lab is managed on a volunteer-basis. Thank you!
How
Bring your film rolls to our drop-box.
Grab an envelope from the envelope box and remember your envelope number.
Scan the QR code to complete payment and fill in the form.
Drop your film off into our mail hatch. Do not leave your film in the envelope box!
We will develop, scan, and send back your film according to our schedule!
*Please drop off your film the Friday before each weekend to ensure your order is included in our weekly development cycle.
Drop your film off anytime. The Site 94 drop-box is open 24/7.
Where
#1 - Near NAIT (Central Edmonton)
SITE 94 (24/7 DROPBOX)
12002 94 Street NW, Edmonton, AB.
#2 - Whyte Ave Dropbox (South Edmonton)
ANNMS Shop (DROPBOX ONLY during business hours)
8219 104 St NW, Edmonton, AB
Why
We strive to help our own community in filling the void for film processing in the city. After the closure of some local photo-labs we were fond of, we felt the impact of not having a trusted place to get film developed and scanned at the quality we want, for a price we could afford.
We want to make sure that everyone can continue to enjoy shooting film for as long as we can.
PHOTO*LAB Samples
Photo by Lex Milo (@lexmilo) on REFLX LAB 400D
Photo by Lex Milo (@lexmilo) on REFLX LAB 400D
Photo by Vivian HT (@thrvht) on Kodak Portra 400
Photo by Vivian HT (@thrvht) on Kodak Portra 400
Photo by Kasun Medagedara (@kasunblue) on Kodak Ektar 100
Photo by Kasun Medagedara (@kasunblue) on Cinestill 50D
Photo by Paige Kurpjuweit (@icecreamsouplab) on Kodak Gold 200
🚨Large Order Notice🚨
For orders larger than 20 rolls, please contact STRATUS directly at lab@stratusjournal.com . Due to the nature of large orders, we would not be able to guarantee the same turnaround time.
For some orders due to complexity/size an extra charge may be added.
FAQ
⏱ Turn-around time
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No, we provide the envelopes that your film gets dropped in, in an envelope box located right next to our dropbox slot at Site 94 (outdoors), and ANNMS Shop (indoors).
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Yes, we do! They can fit in our envelopes (although snugly).
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Please click on the icons of the film rolls above and they will indicate the pricing for either development and scans (standard), development only (you are bringing film for us to develop and you’re scanning at home), or scans only (you are bringing already developed film for us to scan).
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Our cut-off time is Friday at 12 PM before the weekend we are developing. Check the calendar for specific cut-off times.
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Negative pick-ups are on every Sunday after your scans are sent out between 12 - 1 pm.
For example, if you got your scans sent to you on the second Sunday of the month, you could pick up your negatives earliest on the third Sunday of the month.
Negatives can be picked up at Site 94 (12002 94 ST NW), not ANNMS shop, and must be picked up within 2 months or they will be disposed of! -
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🥼 Developing
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If you’ve somehow exposed your roll due to camera malfunction and your roll turns out blank, we are not currently offering refunds for blank rolls.
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Yes we can! We’ll also add a stabilizer while developing, because older film emulsions do not come with a pre-built stabilizer.
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Yes, we’ve gotten quite a few inquiries on ECN-2 and E6. Right now we’re figuring out how to manage volume, and do not have immediate plans for it.
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Not at the moment, but potentially in the future!
📸 Scanning
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We use a high quality kit from the company Negative Supply, paired with a high dynamic range camera.
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Our baseline resolution is around 6000 x 4000 px, but may vary slightly depending on post-processing (e.g. 5550x 3300 px). You’ll find our resolution is double the typical resolution on big box store scans!
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No, we currently do not offer prints, and all pricing is inclusive of development, scanning, or both.
📩 Mail-in Orders
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Yes you can! Please put your film in an envelope and send it out to
SITE 94, 12002 94 ST NW, Edmonton, AB, T5G 1J7. You (the customer) are responsible for all costs related to shipping (customs, duties, etc.).
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If you would like your negatives back, please include a pre-paid parcel envelope in your order, with the return address included. We will send this out at our nearest convenience.
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Please write “MAIL-IN” in this form field submission.