Analog (Enlarger) Prints

The fun doesn’t have to end after Developing Your Film!

How IT WORKS.

Fill Out Google Sheet Order Form

Since mementos and hard work are priceless, we take a lot of precautions to ensure satisfaction with our services. As a result this can be a lot to read and do. So please feel free to call (214) 931-6078 for help with instructions, filling out order forms, or to answer any questions.

If you ordered developing services for your film rolls, I will send you this form semi-completed so you can choose if you want to purchase any prints once developed. So, no further action is needed until then.

If you are sending pre-developed negatives, follow the following steps.

The following link opens a google sheets form:

https://tinyurl.com/EnlargerOrderForm

There are 3 pages in the document. (To navigate between sheets, click the sheet tabs in the bottom left corner).

  1. In the first page fill out your personal and shipping details.

  2. The second page will show you how to map your exposures so that when you say “I want 2 copies of exposure #3,” I know exactly which exposure you mean.

  3. The 3rd sheet has a table where you can select how many copies of each exposure you want printed. Once selected, the quote for you prints will auto populate. We hope you love our transparent prices that can’t be beaten.

Once filled out, print out your order form.

Send Your Negatives

I am currently looking for areas in DFW that will allow me to put a film collection box, for future convenience.

For now, you can send your film by mail, but please take some precautions.

Some packages are scanned with X-rays if the mail provider flags it as a risk. X-rays can damage film even ruin it. The likelihood of a domestic small package getting flagged is low, but we can take steps to make it safer for your film.

  1. Use a clean package that has room to write on where it would be easy to see.

  2. If your film came in a container, please send it in the container and in a plastic bag. This is to protect against any liquid that might spill on the package.

  3. On the package, write “Photographic film - DO NOT X-ray. Please check by hand. For any questions, call (214) 931-6078.”

  4. Tape on the pre-made shipping label.

  5. Wherever you drop it off, tell the clerk what is in the package and be as detailed as possible.

As previously stated, the risk to your film should be low, but pictures are precious so all steps should be taken to ensure the safety of your film.

If not using a pre-made label, the address for the film drop-off is:

Merlin’s Lens PMB 224
819 W Arapaho Rd. STE 24 B
Richardson, TX 75080

Get Excited

Once I have received your negatives and form, I will email you to confirm I have them. In the confirmation, I will re-state the selected exposures to confirm. I will print your negatives and send them back. Usually a 1 week turnaround plus shipping back to you, but if possible sooner I will do my best to make be sooner. We are a new small business with a staff of one, so delays can happen, but if anything is delayed or goes wrong in any way, we will make a sincere effort to thank you for your patience.