Dodo Film Lab

Dodo Film Lab: film lab and photographic film shop in Truro

Dodo Film Lab is an independent analogue photography lab based in Truro, United Kingdom. It presents itself as a lab run by photographers offering development services, high-quality scanning and careful film storage, as well as a shop specialising in photographic film. The company serves a community of analogue photography enthusiasts and combines the sale of materials with lab services.

Lab services and film shop

The lab provides development and high-quality scanning services, and maintains careful storage of films. Its shop sells specialist films from various brands and formats, with options for colour and black and white photography. The range includes 35 mm and 120 films, with various ISO speeds and technical characteristics.

Film catalogue

The shop's catalogue includes references from brands such as Kodak, Harman, Ilford, Revolog, Lucky and Candido. Featured products include:

• Kodak: Kodacolor 100 (35 mm, ISO 100, colour negative, 36 exposures), Portra 800 (available in 35 mm and 120, ISO 800, colour negative), Gold 200 (35 mm, ISO 200, colour negative) and Ultramax (35 mm, colour negative).
• Harman: Phoenix 125 (35 mm and 120, ISO 125, colour negative), Phoenix II (35 mm and 120, ISO 200, colour negative) and Switch Azure (35 mm and 120, ISO 125, colour negative, with colour inversion).
• Ilford: Pan F+ 50 (35 mm, ISO 50, black and white, ultra-fine grain).
• Revolog: Kolor (35 mm, ISO 200, colour negative, rainbow effects), 460nm (35 mm, ISO 200, colour negative, violet and yellow tones) and 600nm (35 mm, ISO 200, colour negative, red or blue tones).
• Lucky: C400 (35 mm and 120, ISO 400, colour negative, warm tones).
• Candido: 200 (35 mm, ISO 200, colour negative) and 50 (35 mm, ISO 50, colour negative, extremely fine grain).

The shop indicates that some products may be temporarily out of stock and offers a waiting list to notify customers of availability. Purchases are backed by a quality and 30-day returns policy, and shipping is free for orders over £50.

Shipping and purchase conditions

Orders benefit from free shipping from £50. The company applies a 30-day returns policy and a quality guarantee on products. In the case of Kodak Portra 800 in 120 format, the shop notes that Kodak only supplies it in boxes of five units; if fewer than five are ordered, they are sent without a box, and if multiples of five are ordered, they are delivered in unopened boxes. In addition, a promotion of five rolls for £107.50 is offered, applied automatically at checkout.

Location and contact

The lab is located at 7 Old Bridge Street, Truro, postcode TR1 2AQ. Opening hours are Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00. The contact phone number is +44 1872 218471 and the main email address is hello@dodofilmlab.co.uk.

Phone: +44 1872 218471 · Email: hello@dodofilmlab.co.uk · Hours: Monday to Friday: 09:00-17:00