AboutDave Nyce Expertise I have used SLR cameras for 30 years and have taught classes on photography at work for my co-workers. I had a darkroom for 20 years, but now am using mostly digital cameras. I can answer questions on equipment and techniques for photography, but am not an expert on specific model numbers of cameras or accessories.
Question I am going to be using a 35MM camera and i had a quick question on film. If i go with Kodaks high resolutio or what they call HD film, am i able to get it printed somewhere like a Wallmart, Target, ect ect. What are the advantages/disadvantages. Being that i do not have a dark room, how would you recommend i get it developed?
Answer You can get that film printed anywhere, but just like with any film, the processing may have a large effect on the print quality. I used to go only to a small processing shop that had a good Kodak machine with an operator OK-ing or adjusting each frame before printing. I always had great prints. My wife sometimes went to WalMart or drive through photo shops and often had terrible results. Now, though, there are great automatic processing machines made both by Kodak and by Fuji. So you can get good prints from inexpensive shops if they have one of these good machines and they are properly maintained. Although you won't get custom features like custom cropping, pushing negatives, etc as you could get with a more specialized shop.
I got some films processed at a local Sam's club because they had a good Kodak machine. The prints came out with good quality, and were inexpensive.
So, you can get poor or good quality photos from lower cost shops, depending on the type of machine they have and on how well they do the maintenance. You'll probably have to try a few local ones to find out which processors have the best quality.
