The best film labs in Montana
2 shortlisted from 2 reviewed developers in Montana — 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 Dark Room of Montana
4.8 ★★★★★ 104 reviews · Missoula, MT
Camera store & film lab Develops in-houseDevelop & scan120 / medium formatFilm scanning
French tourist here! Mike took care of my negatives during my holidays in Wyoming/Montana. The scans were wonderful and he was kind enough to send the negatives back to France. So glad I found this…
#2 Photo Video Plus
4.8 ★★★★★ 102 reviews · Kalispell, MT
Film lab E-6 / slideFilm scanning
Photos are something that you don’t realize how important they are until you lose someone special to you. A couple of years ago we lost our son and the staff here worked diligently to develop rolls of…