Lab News - Last Updated Oct 10th 2026
New Order Status Leaderboard!
We've added a new Order Status Leaderboard so customers can check the progress of their film without having to email us! Simply visit https://www.needfilmdeveloped.com/info to see where your order stands. This helps us spend less time answering status requests and more time developing, scanning, and getting your photos back to you!
Water Temperature Update – We're Almost There!
Anyone who sent C-22, Kodachrome, E4 or any other film that expired before 1990 has been waiting a while for their film to be developed because our tap water was around 84 degrees all summer and old film gives the best results around 66 degrees. I am happy to say…
Our tap water temperature continues to drop, and we're getting very close to that magical 66°F needed to safely develop many types of older, expired film. The warmer water temperatures throughout the summer have caused significant delays, but we're almost at the finish line! We've already started processing some of the less temperature-sensitive films and look forward to tackling the remaining backlog as soon as conditions allow.
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