Lone Star Darkroom

Review №1

Rating: 5

Date: 12 hours ago

Review №2

Rating: 4

Date: 2 weeks ago

Review №3

Rating: 5

Excellent scans, pricing, and turnaround time. Have developed multiple rolls of 35 and 120 film with no complaints.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №4

Rating: 5

Date: 3 months ago

Review №5

Rating: 5

We get everything scanned, developed and printed at Lone Star Darkroom!! Chris and the team are very reliable and are very patient to answer all of my million questions. The pricing is also great in comparison to other places I ve printed previously. Chris is always quick to respond and is easy to chat with. Definitely recommend Lone Star!!

Date: 3 months ago

Review №6

Rating: 5

Excellent place to get your film developed and any other printing services you d need.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №7

Rating: 4

Date: 3 months ago

Review №8

Rating: 5

Fantastic work as always. Price per roll is high, but they offer memberships if you re looking to develop bulk.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №9

Rating: 5

I love this shop! The staff are so friendly and knowledgeable. They are so competitive with their film prices too! Even though I m located in San Antonio now, I still make it a point to stop here if I m ever in the area. Would rather ship to them just for their quality of work, expertise, and kindness.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №10

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №11

Rating: 5

Looove getting my film developed here! Ida is also such a great source of photo knowledge! Couldnt recommend them more!

Date: 5 months ago

Review №12

Rating: 4

Date: 5 months ago

Review №13

Rating: 5

Knowledgeable and friendly staff and high quality services provided at a reasonable price, not to mention very quick too. Will definitely be coming here for all my film needs.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №14

Rating: 5

Great friendly service. They had a quick turn around time.

Date: 7 months ago

Review №15

Rating: 5

Lone Star Darkroom does amazing work and has the best customer service!

Date: 7 months ago

Review №16

Rating: 5

Date: 7 months ago

Review №17

Rating: 5

My favorite photo lab in Dallas

Date: 7 months ago

Review №18

Rating: 5

Only darkroom I use in dallas besides my own

Date: 7 months ago

Review №19

Rating: 5

Date: 7 months ago

Review №20

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №21

Rating: 4

The personnel at Lone Star dark room for pleasant and helpful. We filled out the forms to have the 110 and 126 film cartridges developed at their off-site location. Within one week we received an email invoice. Once the payment went through we received in another email a link to view the photos that were developed. We were able to download and print the photos ourselves and share them with others. Conveniently located on Old Irving Boulevard in Dallas this location is easily accessible. A bit pricey at $20 a roll but well worth it to see the old images we thought had been lost forever. I highly recommend this to anyone having older film that needs good quality developing done.

Date: a year ago

Review №22

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №23

Rating: 5

Super friendly and super professional!

Date: a year ago

Review №24

Rating: 5

Lone Star Darkroom is now my new local darkroom. They saved a role of mine that accidentally broke off the spool. While they are on the more expensive side, the quality of processing and scans makes it totally worth it! Would highly recommend!

Date: a year ago

Review №25

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №26

Rating: 3

Date: 2 years ago

Review №27

Rating: 5

Lone Star Darkroom is one of my go-to places in DFW, especially for B&W, E6, and 4x5 developing. Their prices are very reasonable and they do a great job with processing/scanning. Its also nice to see the occasional shout-out from them on Instagram! Please consider giving them your business!!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №28

Rating: 5

Processing and scanning is super easy with pickup and drop off point at Dons Used Photo Shop. The friendliest group of people and the cleanest Darkroom Co-op Ive seen. Definitely recommend if you live in the DFW area.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №29

Rating: 5

I went to a place in denton to get my film scanned and had really bad results. I ended up coming to lone star to have kris redo the scans and they look a trillion times better. never going anywhere else. first photo is the older scan and the second is what i got done at lone star Positive

Date: 2 years ago

Review №30

Rating: 5

There s no where I trust more than Lone Star Darkroom to develop my film. The drop off location, at Dons Photo Equipment, is one of the friendliest camera supply stores I ve been in. My film was turned around quickly and the scans were stunning. As a new film photographer I m very grateful for the friendliness, professionalism and unpretentious guidance I ve found at Lone Star and Dons Photo. 10/10 experience

Date: 2 years ago

Review №31

Rating: 5

really good quality service, fast and reliable

Date: 2 years ago

Review №32

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №33

Rating: 5

Had an awesome experience with the staff here!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №34

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №35

Rating: 1

Date: 2 years ago

Review №36

Rating: 1

Date: 2 years ago

Review №37

Rating: 1

Date: 2 years ago

Review №38

Rating: 1

Date: 2 years ago

Review №39

Rating: 1

I don t recommend trusting your treasured memories captured on film with Lone Star. First, their prices are much higher than others for developing and they charge extra for scans. Second, the results were below expectations and was hoping for better given the price. Finally, was disappointed in response when bringing up concerns. It s disappointing!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №40

Rating: 1

Date: 2 years ago

Review №41

Rating: 5

Lone Star is the best! Every experience Ive had with them has been such a pleasure. They are knowledgable, friendly, professional, and the turnaround time is so quick! If I ever have a question or specific request, theyre more than willing to accommodate and their communication is top tier. I cant recommend them enough!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №42

Rating: 5

I freaking love this place. The people here have been nothing but reliable and take great care of my film. And they love what they do. I can tell in the way they look after my work. The clients I photograph are also always so pleased, which is of utmost importance to me. 11/10 recommend. Thank you lone star

Date: 2 years ago

Review №43

Rating: 5

The ONLY place in Dallas I bring my film to! Wonderful and knowledgeable people work there and they have always developed my film perfectly.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №44

Rating: 5

LOVE this place!!! So accommodating and smart about all photo-related needs. Everyone who works here is very knowledgeable and kind my absolute favorite place for developing film in Dallas.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №45

Rating: 5

Great people and great quality of developing photos.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №46

Rating: 1

Date: 2 years ago

Review №47

Rating: 1

Date: 2 years ago

Review №48

Rating: 1

Date: 2 years ago

Review №49

Rating: 1

In short: they re unprofessional, will imply you re a bad photographer when they mess up, and their scans, development process, and professionalism is atrocious. The prices are unreasonable and the delivery time is unnecessarily long. Details: To give an example - prices at a quality NYC development lab (say Bleeker Digital Solutions) run about $18 a pop for negatives and scans. Meanwhile, Lone Star runs for about $21 a pop. NYC prices have insane inflation so it can be understood; however DFW has no reason to have prices this high, higher than NYC. Now let s talk about delivery time. After drop off, it took 3 days to receive an invoice and confirmation, and then another 3 days for the order to complete. But that s not it. They failed to realize I asked for scans as well, and when I discussed and I paid more money, they said the scans would take a few more days. They used the excuse that their competitors in DFW charge more and that they are a small business and can t run big process machines. While I could understand that, I ve been to labs in San Antonio (again, cheaper and faster delivery) and the labs I ve been to in NYC are even smaller (I ve met the owners at the front desk) it s hard for me to believe that this is a valid excuse. For the insane amount of money you pay, the time they take to deliver your photos is ridiculous. Again, in NYC you can get both scans and negatives for cheaper and within the span of 3-4 days max. Now that I ve gotten my film back, the scans came out green and sepia. Their development/scan process is lazy and they ruined my photos. In addition, when I asked for a refund they said specifically, We cannot give you a refund just because you dont like how you shot your photos, right before mansplaining to me proper care of my film. For the record, I ve shot for a decade using the same film type (Kodak Porta 400 & 800) and have never had these issues with my scans. For them to lack the insight to take responsibility let alone realize the exact issues on what they did wrong shows how neglectful they are. I had my scans peer reviewed to diagnose the issue and it s clear it was an issue from development and scanning. Then to proceed to insult me instead of a refund is inexcusable. Highly do not recommend.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №50

Rating: 5

Such a lovely environment and awesome people to work with! Why go anywhere else :)

Date: 2 years ago

Review №51

Rating: 5

Professional photogenic labs services, with high quality scans. Their Instagram/TikTok is also definitely worth checking out, very informative.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №52

Rating: 5

Local lab has everything you need. Theyre also VERY knowledgeable on everything film/darkroom related, as well being kind to new shooters

Date: 2 years ago

Review №53

Rating: 5

the best!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №54

Rating: 5

Very Responsive Team & Great Price. Im a film photographer traveling from DC & dropped off rolls of film to them and is very professional. im happy theyre partnered with an amazing shop like Dons Photo.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №55

Rating: 5

Such a great place to get film developed and scanned! Quick turn around time and excellent customer service:) I always recommend them to my friends looking for a place to get film developed!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №56

Rating: 5

Honestly my go to darkroom, love them and their care for film developing. Some of the highest quality scans I ve ever received

Date: 2 years ago

Review №57

Rating: 5

Very helpful and knowledgeable proprietor, and reasonable prices for products that are not that easy to find these days.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №58

Rating: 5

Lone Star is a great local darkroom to get your film photos processed and scanned. They put a lot of care into making sure customers receive the best quality. They offer a number of services, ranging from C-41, B/W, and E6 processing to traditional darkroom printing. Their co-op program is a wonderful environment for learning all about film photography. Lone Star is my go-to local darkroom in the DFW area :)

Date: 2 years ago

Review №59

Rating: 5

Processing and scanning is easy with pickup and drop off point at Dons Used Photo. The owner also runs a small co-op out of the space for lab experienced users to process and scan for themselves. The friendliest owner and the cleanest Darkroom Co-op Ive ever been apart of.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №60

Rating: 5

Loved lonestar! they were super nice when i reached out with questions and sent me a text update when my order was received + finished. I also got some really nice Tiff scans, they edited out scratches and weird colors for freee. Really happy to have a small business locally for film <3

Date: 2 years ago

Review №61

Rating: 5

Lonestar Darkroom is a reliable place to get your film developed + scanned. The team there is kind and genuinely care about giving you the highest quality images possible. Also being in their co op program is a blast + great value if you shoot a lot of film, highly recommend!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №62

Rating: 5

#1 darkroom in dallas!!!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №63

Rating: 1

This company does not have a brick and mortar location but rather a drop off location. I spoke with the owner or manager by phone then dropped off about 60 photos and as many negatives to be printed, scanned and some to be retouched. It took 5 weeks to get digital images back of the photos I asked to be scanned and when I went to pick up my pictures, negatives and reprints the reprints and negatives were there but the company had lost all 50 - 60 old pictures Id left to be retouched or scanned from my mothers childhood and my own. They apologized and gave me a refund for the pictures I paid to be printed and the ones they scanned however never found my pictures. These are the only pictures I had from my family history so needless to say a refund will never replace the agony of losing precious photos. If you have photos that are extremely important reconsider using this company.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №64

Rating: 1

Date: 3 years ago

Review №65

Rating: 5

High quality. As I start venturing more into film photography, definitely going to be my go-to.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №66

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №67

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №68

Rating: 1

Incorrectly processed my E-6 and C-41 fim. Had to color correct extensively on slide film which shouldnt be necessary if properly developed. The dmax didnt reach full blacks suggesting the reversal bath was at the incorrect temperature or was improperly mixed. C-41 had excessive streaks which Ive never seen on a correctly developed roll of color negative film. I have had better quality developing color film at home with only a couple semesters of college level photography courses. I suggest avoiding this darkroom and opt for someone that is going to put care into developing your film with precious memories (or projects) on them.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №69

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №70

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №71

Rating: 5

My favorite film lab in Dallas.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №72

Rating: 2

Been getting film developed for years. Recently moved to Dallas and was searching for a new place. When I dropped off here, no one who actually worked at the darkroom was present and an employee from a different business accepted my film in an envelope. Just a heads up you will be paying approximately $25 for JUST processing & scanning (no prints). Ignore the website that says $13.75. I had to reach out to owner after about 5 days because I had not been contacted and wanted to know the progress. He sent the invoice and I asked if there was any way I could get a discount as I am a new customer and the website clearly states something different. He said no and that the website is rather clear and I should have asked someone if I was unsure. Who was I to ask? He was nowhere to be found when I dropped off the film and then didn t contact me until I had contacted him. I will be going elsewhere.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №73

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago