The best film labs in Arkansas
2 shortlisted from 3 reviewed developers in Arkansas — film labs, camera stores that develop and community darkrooms, each labelled for what it actually is.
How this ranking works
- Score = rating × log₁₀(review count). A 5.0 from nine people does not outrank a 4.7 from nine hundred, but one huge lab can't bury everyone either.
- 25 reviews minimum. Below that a rating is noise.
- One entry per chain. Multi-location labs get a single slot, so the list stays a list of businesses rather than of branches.
- Museums and attractions are excluded — this is a directory of places you can actually hand a roll of film to.
- Nothing is paid. No business can buy a position here, and quotes are pulled verbatim from public customer reviews.
#1 Bedford Camera & Video
4.7 ★★★★★ 288 reviews · Little Rock, AR
Camera store & film lab Bedford Camera & Video Black & white120 / medium formatLarge format (4×5)Half-frame
So many types of film!! The lady who checked me out didn't say anything and barely looked up from the computer. Everyone else was very nice, though. Maybe she was having a bad day.
#2 The Photo Finishers
4.6 ★★★★★ 38 reviews · Hot Springs, AR
Film lab Develops in-house120 / medium formatLarge format (4×5)Movie film transfer
Am Glad to have found this place,had some old negatives developed and they were very helpful and were done in a couple days now Im getting my vhs tapes transferred to dvd and while it is a little…