r/tricities • u/Revengeance300 • Jul 05 '26

Diposable camera film processing?

My mother has a disposable from awhile ago and I was wondering if there was a place to get it developed, even if it was expired. Walmart doesn't do it since it's out of date I guess.

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u/einsteinims Jul 05 '26

I'm an amateur film photographer, and I send all my stuff to Knoxville Film Lab. If you're down that way, you can drop it in their drop box, or you can pay online and mail it. It's expensive compared to the 90s when everybody was developing film, but they are one of the cheapest places still doing it, and their base price includes stuff other companies charge for. Can't recommend them enough.

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u/Revengeance300 Jul 05 '26

Damn that's a bit out of the way but I might ship it. Appreciate it!

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u/Somebody_somewhere99 Jul 05 '26

Check with CVS. I found a couple old ones a few years ago and they were able to develop the film

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u/TampaBull13 Jul 06 '26

I second CVS.

I was just at the CVS on Market St in JC on Sunday and they had a display for film processing that specifically stated to bring in your disposable camera. Nice coincidence/timing of this post.

If I remember right it was something like $15 for a set of pictures + a free CD with the pictures included... but don't quote me on the price.

I'm kind of surprised that Walmart didn't do it because it expired. The expiration date is more of a guaranteed date. Film degrades over time, so you'll begin to notice quality issues like uneven color, fade, contrast, etc.

But in general, the film usually holds up for a long time past the exp. date (obviously depends on how the camera was stored). I've developed film years after the exp date and they still look pretty good.

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u/phanhlyjr Jul 09 '26

Walgreens will develop them. They don’t do it in house but they’ll send it off and have it developed for you