Lab FAQ's

We are always working as fast as we can to get you your film scans. There will be banner on the website homepage with the current turnaround time.

If you have not received anything and it is more than the time that we have told you it would take, the best place to contact us would be at lab@safelightberlin.com

We need your order number and the date you dropped off the film.

Standard Scan - JPG

35mm - 2161 x 3224 Pixels

35mm Half Frame -

Large Scan - TIFF

35mm - 3602 x 5397 Pixels

Standard Scan - JPG

645 - 3028 x 1859 Pixels

6x6 - 3028 x 3028 Pixels

6x7 - 3028 x 4298 Pixels

6x8 - 3028 x 5097 Pixels

6x9 - 3028 x 5507 Pixels

Large Scan - TIFF

645 - 5028 x 3859 Pixels

6x6 - 5028 x 5028 Pixels

6x7 - 5028 x 6298 Pixels

6x8 - 5028 x 7097 Pixels

6x9 - 5028 x 7507 Pixels

1. Please head over to Develop Your Film under the "Lab" menu in the website.

2. Choose what services you need done to your film.

3. After payment is complete you will receive an order number.

4. Please include the order number with your films and pack them up safely (the post man is not so careful with your films) and send them to us. We recommend using a service that can be tracked.

5. Once the film arrives in the lab, you will get a confirmation email that your films have arrived and are being processed.

Shipping Address:

Safelight Berlin

Schivelbeiner Str. 9

10439 Berlin, Germany

*Depending on which shipping option you chose at checkout, your negatives will be shipped back once finished, or waiting for you at the shop for pick up.

1. Please head over to Develop Your Film under the "Lab" menu in the website.

2. Choose what services you need done to your film.

3. After payment is complete you will receive an order number.

4. Please write the order number on any envelope, plastic bag, or directly on the films and you can then place the films in one of our dropboxes.

5. Once the film arrives in the lab, you will get a confirmation email that your films have arrived and are being processed.

*Depending on which shipping option you chose at checkout, your negatives will be shipped back once finished, or waiting for you at the shop for pick up.

Yes we do. It is free of charge. We do not recommend pushing color film though.

Please make sure to mark how many stops you pushed/pulled or the ISO you shot at on the canister.

Flat scan is done in the scanner to lower the overall contrast of the film.

We recommend this if you want to edit the films in photoshop/lightroom.

A contact sheet is an overview of your full roll of film. It includes the film borders as well.

Example here.

We use WeTransfer to send you your scans. Please remember to download them ASAP. The scan link will only be live for about 7 days.

*Please check your spam folder for your scans, many times they will end up there.

we store your negatives for 2 months after that time due to privacy issues and storage space issues, we dispose of them.

We have a few different scanners, we use them depending on the job. Our arsenal includes: Fuji SP-3000, Fuji SP500, Noritsu HS-1800, Epson 10000.

We ship negatives one time per week. Any orders placed with other products will be sent after the lab processing is finished.