The best film labs in Wisconsin
7 shortlisted from 7 reviewed developers in Wisconsin — 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 Art's Cameras Plus
4.7 ★★★★★ 464 reviews · Greenfield, WI
They did an amazing job developing and scanning my 35mm film! I was so happy with how the first roll turned out that I just dropped off 6 more rolls. Their staff is super friendly and helpful. Not to…
#2 Sharp Photo & Portrait
4.7 ★★★★★ 243 reviews · Eau Claire, WI
The Eau Claire area is so lucky to have a place like this. I take film photos and the processing time for them to get it developed and uploaded to Dropbox is so so so fast. A day at the absolute most,…
#3 Mike Crivello's Camera and Imaging Center
4.6 ★★★★★ 254 reviews · Brookfield, WI
I found an old 3x5 negative in a family box of my grandmas. I brought it in to see if could be developed. They took such care with it. And the photo was of my mom and aunt that nobody had seen in…
#4 Allied Digital Photo
4.6 ★★★★★ 43 reviews · Germantown, WI
Transfer your analog tapes before they go bad! All of the tapes came through well, in high quality, and labeled based on dates and notes on the tapes. Andy takes pride in his work and takes his…
#5 Affordable 35mm Slide Scanning
4.9 ★★★★★ 33 reviews · Waupun, WI
Needed a very specialized set of slide scans for a client's project and Affordable Slide Scanning got me exactly what I needed. Very high quality and extremely professional at a much more reasonable…
#6 Film Developing Co.
5 ★★★★★ 28 reviews · Eau Claire, WI
After working with some other labs that are highly rated but took over a month to send scans and a few more weeks to ship out negatives, it's refreshing to find a place that has such a quick turn…
#7 Sharp Prints
4.9 ★★★★★ 26 reviews · Eau Claire, WI
This is the best place to get your photos printed for an unbeatable price. The quality of prints is superb, online ordering straightforward and user friendly, turnaround time lightning-fast, shipping…