Basel, Switzerland

[Ian Leake]

It looks like I'll be moving to Basel for a while. Are there any APUGgers there? And can anyone recommend a good lab which can process/scan roll and sheet film?

[munz6869]

Zurich's only an hour trainride away, and Photostudio13 http://www.studio13.ch did a great job with all my E6 120 film a couple of years ago...

Marc!

[Ian Leake]

Thanks Marc. Another question I forgot... Does anyone know of any studio space in the neighbourhood? Preferably not ruinously expensive!

[edp]

There are one or two local places that will develop 120, but more recently I've found it considerably cheaper and just as quick to post my film to Bildwerk Bern: http://www.bildwerk-bern.ch/angebot/...twicklung.html with good results.

No idea about studio space.

[Europan]

Hello, I live in Basel.

Send me a PM, I have time saturdays.

[zeta3]

Hi Ian and Europan,

I am also in Basel but dont have time on Saturdays, but PM me as I do have some time during the working day and work in town.

For 120 processing, I usually send back to the UK.

35mm prints and E6, Lörrach and Weil have a shop (Stober) which will handle these for you. CH has always been very expensive when I tried getting D&P done here.

As for studios - I am also looking and will let you know what I find.

[SuzanneR]

Thanks Marc. Another question I forgot... Does anyone know of any studio space in the neighbourhood? Preferably not ruinously expensive!

I've spent plenty of time in Switzerland (dad was born there, and I have a lot of cousins there), and one thing I will say about it... nothing's cheap, that's for sure!! Still, Basel is a cool little city, has this marvelous contemporary art museum, and a quick ride to Zuerich, a fave city of mine.

Good luck with your move, Ian.

[cmo]

Don't miss visiting Bern as long as you are in Switzerland. And the lakes around Interlaken. And Lago Maggiore. And, and, and...

An appetizer for Bern:

[Ian Leake]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. It's been a fairly frantic few weeks so apologies for going quiet.

zeta3 - you sure are right about the costs of process and print here. I was charged CHF 123 (about $130) for two rolls of 35mm FP4+. It would be cheaper for me to fly home and post it to Ilford!

[edp]

I was charged CHF 123 (about $130) for two rolls of 35mm FP4+.

*$£&*@ !

Where? Name and shame.

Developing should certainly be no more than about 7 or 8 francs a roll, less if you send it away. Unless you got some incredible prints you have been mightily ripped off.