Get your film developed?

At the store:

You can drop off you film at our store called Noordzeefilm on Vanisegemlaan 111, Oostende from Wednesday to Friday (10:00-12:30 & 13:30-17:30) and on Saturday (13:30-17:30).

You can also drop you film at Oldcamshop on Graaf van Egmontstraat 8, Antwerpen from Wednesday to Sunday (12:00-17:00) and on Tuesday (16:00-20:00).

At a dropbox:

Our Dropbox system allows you to drop off your film at various locations. Scan the code on the box, fill in the online form, leave your film in the dropbox and we take care of everything else!

Locations:

Bolwerk - Het Textielhuis - Cosy Old Pub - Rijselsestraat 19, Kortrijk
Wednesday to Thursday (16:00-21:00) & Friday (16:00-02:00)

Het Entrepot - Het Lab - Open Lab - Binnenweg 4, Brugge

By mail:

If our dropboxes or partner locations are too far for you, you can send your film directly to our address by post. Please make sure to include your full name with your shipment, and don’t forget to place an order on the website here.

Bubo Film Lab
Jules Valckenaerestraat 19
8600 Diksmuide
Belgium

Place and order

How to mail your film?

It is always more safe to drop-off your film then send it to us through post. If there is no other way than pay for a tracking number. It’s worth the peace of mind :)

The do’s and dont’s when you want to send us your film:

Place an order
Put films in weather proof packaging
Add your name
Get your shipping label or stamp
Send it!

Four rolls of Kodak 400 35mm color print film inside a clear plastic bag.

Person writing on bubble wrap with a marker over 35mm film packaging on wooden table.

After loading film into your camera and pressing the shutter, you've captured an image. When processed, the film reverses the tones, creating a negative where light areas become dark and dark areas light.

It’s the photographers choice to keep them or not. We offer you 3 options:

Store at Noordzeefilm (FREE) - You can pick them up over a period of 6 months
Post back - Normal (€5) - You will receive them in an envelope on your address
Post back - Premium (€8) - You will receive them in as a package with tracking on your address
Recycle (FREE) - We will obsolete and recycle your negatives

What about my negatives?

Film negative showing a person eating a burger at a table with a drink and food tray.

Me smashing a burger - The negative

Person eating a burger at a fast food restaurant, with fries and a soft drink on the table.

Me smashing a burger - The photo

Negatives are typically used to make prints by reversing the tones again. This can be done in a darkroom by using an enlarger or contact printing onto photographic paper.

Negatives are usually strips or sheets of transparent plastic film and can last for generations if properly handled. While prints can often be replaced if the negative is available, the negative itself is usually irreplaceable. Additionally, since many prints can be made from one negative, any flaw on the negative can affect all prints.

In a world where most photos stay trapped on screens, printed photos bring your memories to life in a way that digital images never can. Holding a real photo in your hands, flipping through a stack of prints, or sharing them with loved ones creates a connection that scrolling on a phone just can’t match.

We have high quality and standard photo paper options. All our prints are 10X15cm standard 2:3 ratio.

Why choose prints?

120 KODAK PORTRA 800 (WITH FILM BORDERS)