>>4442034I mail mine to a lab, but I live in America. It costs me $5 to develop and $5 to scan. I also have the capability to scan at home with a cheap flatbed but the results are pretty terrible compared to lab scans in terms of detail and sharpness.
I started developing color at home. It requires some initial investment but frankly developing at home is easier and cheaper to do well than scanning at home, which is unfortunate because it would make more sense to try to have the lab develop it and scan it yourself to save money.
But the actually good scanners are $500 or more and even then they aren't great as far as I know.
My local labs charge $22 and above. This is why I use a mail-in lab. You should look for one.
>do you only get the negatives and the scans but not the prints? Yes, almost always. Most labs are just doing digital printing anyway, not making real enlargements, so I don't see much point. I can make prints at a Kodak kiosk and I also got a 4x6 dye sub printer at home.
>>4442251Just keep a leader retriever ($10) with your cameras.
>>4442339I got some Velvia 50 myself and for my first test roll I'm doing bracketed exposures, mostly landscape stuff, and mostly at sunset/dusk.
>>4442409I scored a 3 pack of fuji 400 for $16 at a pharmacy. Then I found a deal online and got a 3 pack for $20, then I found another deal and got 2 3-packs for $15 each, and I also got a 5-pack of Gold 120 for $35.
I only buy good deals, never full price, but I stay stocked up so I never feel like I need to buy something at full price right away
