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The best film labs in South Carolina

2 shortlisted from 2 reviewed developers in South Carolina — 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.

Built from 464 Google reviews across South Carolina. Updated 2026.

#1 Spartan Photo Center

4.7 ★★★★★ 397 reviews · Spartanburg, SC

Camera store & film lab 120 / medium format

Welcoming photo lab featuring a wide range of new and used camera gear, plus printing and film processing.

I cannot recommend Spartan Photo enough for all of your film needs!! They are an honest and considerate family-owned business and they do AMAZING work with developed 35mm film. I will continue to…

— Mckenzie · 5★

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#2 J & D Photo Inc

4.6 ★★★★★ 67 reviews · Greenville, SC

Film lab E-6 / slide120 / medium formatFilm scanning

Print shop providing photo prints, portrait prints and watercolor prints plus framing and binding services.

Over the course of more than 5 years. I have used J&D Photo to digitize and restore old photos for me. They are the only local company who can scan/digitize an oversize hand painted portrait in the…

— Steve · 5★

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