Where to Develop, Scan, and Print Film in Bali

Bali has quite a few film labs with a large variety of services offered by each. Here’s a non-exhaustive summary of the options, locations, prices, and notes of the labs we tried.

Sadly, E6 development and films do not appear to be available in Bali.

See also: “Where to Develop Film in Chiang Mai.”

In this list: Saujana. (Lab)rana. OJISAN. Support this blog & get premium features with GOLD memberships!

Saujana.

Located at: Jl. Tegal Sari No.24, Tibubeneng, Kec. Kuta Utara, Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia. Google Maps.

Open 11 AM to 8 PM from Monday to Saturday.

Development: Saujana processes film in C-41, black-and-white, and ECN-2¹ chemicals — but no E-6.

Scans: Saujana scans 35mm film using Noritsu and medium format on Konica Minolta scanners. The lab can deliver 8-bit TIFF files on request (scanners are always set to default settings/highest resolution, and no custom requests are taken). Your scans will be transferred using Google Drive.

Time: Saujana will process the film the same day if you hand your film over before 2 PM… if you catch them on a good day. Sometimes it takes longer. For ECN-2 and black-and-white film, they’ll need to have 3-4 rolls in queue; otherwise, they’ll wait until there are enough orders. The lab will keep your negatives for one month.

Prices: C-41: 50K IDR, ECN-2¹: 70K IDR, black-and-white: 60K IDR.

Film for sale: When we were there, they had Kodak Tri-X, Kodak T-Max, Fuji 400 and 200, Kodak Colorplus, Kodak Ultramax, and Kodak ProImage 100. The lab does not keep their film stock in a fridge.

Issues: They soup ECN2 films in C41 after stripping the remjet layer. Unfortunately, developing ECN2 in C41 results in a deep red film base colour — their scanner can't handle this, so the scans come out very green (you may be able to fix it with film Q). Like most labs in Bali, Saujana develops non-C41 films by hand… and it’s very difficult to get development tools in Bali. Worn out light traps in tanks or pinholes in dark bags could easily explain why we saw what looked like light leaks (fogging) on our film and improper/insufficient agitation on our B&W and ECN2 films. (We accidentally sent them a blank B&W roll that hadn’t been shot at all, and it still showed fogging midway through the roll.) The lab does not offer prints.

¹ — The lab will develop your film in C-41 with a pre-bath step to remove the remjet. Black-and-white film will be developed in D-76.

(Lab)rana.

Located at: Gg. Asri I No.42, Tibubeneng, Kec. Kuta Utara, Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia. Google Maps.

Open 10 AM to 6 PM every day — will post on Instagram if closed on the day.

Development: (Lab)rana processes film in C-41, black-and-white, and ECN-2² chemicals — but no E-6. The lab accepts 35mm film only.

Scans: (Lab)rana scans 35mm film using Noritsu. They can scan in 16-bit colour and offer TIFF files for 100K IDR extra. The lab doesn’t offer flat/low contrast scans. Your scans will be transferred using Google Drive.

Time: (Lab)rana processes C-41 in 2-3 hours (unless you want TIFF files). Black-and-white film is done within one day, and ECN-2 is done within two to three days. The lab will keep your negatives for two months.

Prices: C-41: 50K IDR, ECN-2²: 70K IDR, black-and-white: 60K IDR.

Film for sale: When we were there, we saw them stocking Kodak Ultramax, Kodak Gold, some Kodak Vision 3 films, Ilford Pan 100/400, and Fomapan films. The lab does not fridge the film.

² — The lab will develop your film in C-41 with a pre-bath step to remove the remjet; they can also process in actual ECN-2 developer on request… if they have the equipment and chemistry, which they may not. Black-and-white film will be developed in D-76.

OJISAN.

Located at: Perumahan Taman Mutiara, Jl. Imam Bonjol No.2 Blok B, Pemecutan Klod, Kec. Denpasar Bar., Kota Denpasar, Bali 80119, Indonesia. Google Maps.

Open 10 AM to 10 PM every day. Their Denpasar location is central, but getting there can be a hassle due to Bali’s horrendous traffic (things get bad starting in the early afternoon). So either go early or send them films for developing using Gojek/Grab taxi app motorcycle couriers. If sending film by courier, you can hide the cash in the film canisters (for small amounts), or pay them electronically.

Development: OJISAN processes film in C-41, black-and-white (D-76), and (real Kodak) ECN-2 chemicals — but no E-6. We had good results with all the films (ECN2, B&W, and C41) we gave them.

Scans: OJISAN scans film using Noritsu and Frontier — you can tell them which machine you prefer. You can also ask for TIFFs and low-contrast scans. Your scans will be transferred using Google Drive.

Time: OJISAN processes C-41 within a day. Black-and-white film is done within 3-5 days, and ECN-2 is done within 3-5 days. The lab will keep your negatives for one month.

Prices: C-41: 50K IDR, black-and-white: 60K IDR. Medium format film costs the same as 35mm. The lab can produce 4x6 prints from 35mm film for 100K IDR.

Film for sale: OJISAN has a huge selection of Kodak Vision 3 films, colour-negative films, and black-and-white films in both 35mm and medium format. This is the best film selection we’ve seen at any lab in Asia, although they did not sell Fujichrome Provia or Fujichrome Velvia when we were there. Sadly, they do not keep their film in a fridge.

Issues: OJISAN will only cut and sleeve your film if you ask for an additional (small) fee. Otherwise, your film will be uncut in a plastic baggie.

✪ Note: This is where all the local professional photographers get their film developed. We had someone in line ahead of us buy $2,000 worth of Portra 400!