THE LAB
Getting the best from your film
How does it work?
Step 1. Fill in our online order form
Our online order form lets you quickly select your develop and scan preferences. Click the below button to enter our ordering system and to see our price list.
Step 2. Mail your film to us, use our after-hours dropbox or one of our other drop-off points
Our Mailing address is - Ikigai Film Lab - PO Box 971, Williamstown, VIC 3016.
Other Drop-Off Points
Melbourne - Ikigai Film Lab HQ - 2/62 Albemarle Street, Williamstown North, VIC 3016 - 24/7 drop box on fence only
Sydney - Tooth & Nail - 373 Enmore Road Marrickville NSW 2204 - Sent down once a week, every Wednesday at Noon.
Canberra - The Cupping Room - 1/1-13 University Ave, Canberra ACT 2601 - Sent down once a week, every Wednesday at Noon.
Hobart - Somewhere Coffee Bar - 5/118 Elizabeth St, Hobart TAS 7000 - Sent up once a week, every Monday at 2 pm.
Step 3. Process and Scan
Depending on your preferences, we can scan your work on either our Frontier or Noritsu scanners. You can learn about the differences between them here.
These industry titans both offer a unique look and now you can choose what best suits your work.
When your scans are ready, we'll upload them to dropbox and text you the link when the upload is complete.
We can keep your negatives on site for a short period or have them collated and sent back to you when you’re ready through our negative retrieval form
Fujifilm Frontier
SP 3000
Noritsu
HS-1800
How we're different
Quick Online Ordering System
We're doing away with paper forms. Our system lets you place your order quickly and with ease.
No more having to print, scan and email forms, so throw away your pen!
We're keeping it simple so you can spend more time shooting.
Higher Resolution Scans
We've got some great scanners capable of very high resolutions and have a network that can handle large uploads quickly. This means we can offer our higher res scans for less.
We offer two scan sizes. Standard and Pro.
Our standard size is large enough for prints approximately 8x12” and our large scans approximately 12x18”
Choice of Scanner
You can choose between using our Frontier or Noritsu scanners. Learn about the differences here
Photo rotation
We check every single photo before sending and rotate them to their correct orientation.
Feedback
We provide feedback with each order should we see anything out of the ordinary or if we just have some advice to share.
Film ID
We sort and label every roll by brand, type and ISO.
