The best film labs in Maine
3 shortlisted from 3 reviewed developers in Maine — 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 Northeast Photographic
5 ★★★★★ 131 reviews · Bath, ME
I absolutely love working with Northeast Photographic since 2022! As an elopement photographer who shoots film for couples in Acadia National Park and beyond, I’m always looking for a lab that’s…
#2 FilmDev
5 ★★★★★ 39 reviews · Kittery, ME
A really great service! Incredible results, excellent communication and a super speedy return! Thanks so much for continuing to develop and scan in this difficult time!
#3 EverPresent
4.7 ★★★★★ 38 reviews · Portland, ME
They did a great job of converting my grandfather Arthur Dow's antique glass-plate negative pictures to digital thumb-drives. Here is an example, the picture is off the inner workings of a long gone…