LAB COMPARISON · Checked October 2026

CVS develops film into prints.
Here’s what else you can get.

Drop your roll at any CVS and you’ll get 4x6 prints back in 7–10 days. Mail it to us and you get scans, a contact sheet and your negatives.

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READ THE FINE PRINT

What CVS’s film page says, and what to ask at the counter.

From cvs.com/photo/film-processing, checked October 2026.

ON THE PAGE

Drop off at any CVS/pharmacy

“Drop off your order at any CVS/pharmacy location”

35mm and disposable cameras, printed

4x6 prints on photo paper, ready in 7–10 days

APS, black and white, 110 and slide

Ready in about 3 weeks

NOT ON THE PAGE, SO ASK

How much it costs

CVS doesn’t publish a film price

Whether you get scans or a CD

The page only mentions prints

Whether your negatives come back

Not mentioned

Whether it’s developed in store

Not mentioned

Whether they take 120 film

Not listed

WHAT COMES BACK

A stack of 4x6s, or the whole roll online.

CVS’s film service is built around prints. Ours is built around your scans: every frame in a gallery you can share, search and download, a digital contact sheet you can mark up in our iOS app, and darkroom prints if you want paper too.

PRINTS, THE CVS WAY

A GALLERY, OUR WAY

SEND US A ROLL AND SEE YOURS →

WHICH IS RIGHT FOR YOUR ROLL

A stack of prints, or the whole roll?

CVS IS THE RIGHT CALL IF

you want 4x6 prints from a 35mm roll or a disposable camera

there’s a CVS nearby and you’d rather not mail film

you shoot APS film

MAIL IT TO A LAB IF

you want every frame scanned, not only printed

you shoot 120 or motion picture film

you want your negatives mailed back to you

you’d rather share a gallery than a stack of 4x6s

START A ROLL →

IF YOU MAIL IT TO US

Every format, one lab.

At CVS, black and white and slide film take about three weeks. We develop them alongside your color rolls, in our own lab.

Color, B&W, slide and ECN-2

We accept 35mm, 120, 220, 620 and 110. Processing options vary by format.

Scanned frame by frame

Our scanning team adjusts density, color and tone on each exposure.

Paper if you want it

Darkroom prints, enlarged by hand from your negatives onto photographic paper.

IN FAIRNESS

Where CVS wins.

We believe in honest comparisons. CVS has real strengths, and for some photographers they’ll matter most.

Lab	35MM	120	220	620	110	126	APS	SHEET
CVS	●	—	—	—	●	—	●	—
Nice Film Club	●	●	●	●	●	—	—	—

Both labs accept 35mm and 110. Nice Film Club also accepts 120, 220 and 620; CVS’s film page doesn’t list those formats. CVS accepts APS, which we don’t.

Any CVS

DROP-OFF, NO MAILER

CVS’s film page: “Drop off your order at any CVS/pharmacy location.”

7–10 days

PRINTS IN HAND

4x6 prints from 35mm film or a disposable camera, ready in 7–10 days. Ours takes longer, with rush available.

Rush development + scanning

Your scans.
One business day.

For the rolls you need sooner.
Developed and scanned by our lab.

Rush development + scanning for C-41 and B&W.
Excludes E-6 and ECN-2. Shipping time is separate.

About rush service

Member prices start hereAnnual plans for high-volume shooters →

Nice Monthly Lite$9.99a month

Member prices on every roll.

Nice Monthly$19.99a month

One roll developed and scanned each month, then member prices on the rest.

Nice ScholarFreefor students and educators

Member prices on every roll.

Or send one roll, no membership needed →

A few more things

Questions, answered.

Does CVS still develop film?

Yes. CVS’s film page says you can drop off 35mm film and disposable cameras at any CVS/pharmacy and get 4x6 prints back in 7–10 days.

How long does CVS take to develop film?

CVS says 4x6 prints from 35mm film and disposable cameras are ready in 7–10 days. APS, black and white, 110 and slide film take about three weeks.

Can CVS develop black and white or slide film?

Yes. CVS’s film page lists APS, black and white, 110 and slide film, available in about three weeks.

How much does CVS charge for film developing?

CVS doesn’t publish a film price on its film page, so ask at the counter. Ours is $13.99 for development and a 1K scan, or $12.99 for members, with a free label to our lab.

Do you get your negatives back from CVS?

CVS’s film page doesn’t say, so ask before you drop off film you care about. We mail negatives back for $6.99 for members or $7.99 without.

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CVS develops film into prints.
Here’s what else you can get.

What CVS’s film page says, and what to ask at the counter.

A stack of 4x6s, or the whole roll online.

A stack of prints, or the whole roll?

you want 4x6 prints from a 35mm roll or a disposable camera