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Mail us your film!

If you have any questions throughout the process, just tap on Turbo (the dog on the skateboard) to pull up our FAQ!

  1. Fill out this easy online form.
  2. You'll receive an email with an order form to print out and put in the package with your film, and a USPS shipping label to send it off!
    Don't have a printer? Just write your email address on a slip of paper and leave it with your film so that we can correlate, we've got a copy of the form too.
  3. Package/box up your film however is convenient, print and tape the prepaid USPS label to your package. If you want to ship on your own, address it to:
    Turbo Photo Film Lab
    2612 McGregor Dr.
    Austin, TX 78745
  4. Ship it however is fastest or cheapest (your choice!)
  5. We try to develop within two business days of arrival. We'll send you an invoice. Once you pay that invoice, your scans will be automatically delivered via email!

How many rolls are you mailing in?

What is this?
Pushing and pulling film means changing film's exposure by changing the amount of time that your film is processed; pushing is more development time, pulling is less, and the values refer to the 'stop' of exposure change.

+1 makes 200 ISO into 400 ISO, -2 makes 800 ISO into 200 ISO, etc. This should only be used if the film that we'll be processing has been intentionally shot for 'push processing'

$2 per push/pull roll

How would you like your digital scans?

Scan size recommendations:

Small — <1mb file size — small but high quality and space saving!

High Res — 1-5mb file size — perfect for Instagram, small prints, etc. — recommended for disposables

Max Res — 12-25mb file size — often used for professional work, larger prints, and archival purposes

How would you like your scans delivered?

You can check out an example of our brand new, custom online gallery for film scans here! Each file and roll can be downloaded individually and they stay in the cloud forever! Turbo's Club members automatically get a single gallery for all of their orders.

Would you like physical 4x6 prints?

Prints are $.46 each and right now we only print whole rolls. It usually comes out to around $14 per roll.

What's your mailing address?

Do you want your negatives (processed film) back?

About 25% of people opt to keep their negatives; this is mostly done by people who archive or self-scan all of their film themselves. Having your negatives is not required to get physical prints of your photos! Prints can be made directly from the scanned images you will receive from us.
If you don't have a need to keep your negatives, we'll safely dispose of them for you.

Would you like a prepaid shipping label?

We can email you a prepaid shipping label to send us your film and add the cost to your invoice.

Would you like to join Turbo's Club?

Turbo's Club is TPFL's membership program. You get priority turnaround (including same day before 3pm!) a permanent gallery for all your scans, every 10th roll free, access to exclusive merch, free prepaid shipping labels to mail in film, and more! $10/mo, cancel anytime.

Anything else we should know?

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