Labs & gearBy FilmFocus
Labs Around the World: NYC Film Lab (USA)
This is an AI translation of an article originally published in Japanese. If anything reads oddly, the Japanese original is the authoritative version.
NYC Film Lab is a film lab based in Brooklyn, New York, in the United States. It develops 35mm, medium format such as 120/220, and large format film. What sets it apart is that it handles ECN-2 film. While many labs outsource ECN-2 development (in the US in particular, many seem to send it to Kodak), NYC Film Lab processes ECN-2 film in-house.
The lab also offers film scanning on Noritsu scanners. In addition, it has teamed up with a brand called Film Objectiv to rent out film photography equipment.
Development starts at $8.75 for 35mm C-41 (color), development only. Scanning costs $7 to $18 per roll, depending on quality. The lab apparently used to have Film Boxes for film drop-off in areas such as Greenwich Village in Manhattan and Williamsburg in Brooklyn, but it stopped accepting drop-offs during the COVID-19 pandemic, and there is currently no word on when they will reopen.
When you order scans, the lab emails you a download link for your files once they're done. The link expires, so it's best to download them soon.
Bushwick, the neighborhood where the lab is located, is one of Brooklyn's hubs for art and culture, and The Bushwick Collective in particular is famous for its street art. It's a bit of a trip from New York's major tourist spots, but if you're interested, it's well worth a visit.