LAB COMPARISON · Checked October 2026

Mpix develops film.
We print it by hand.

Mpix is a print lab that develops color negative film by mail, from $11.95 a roll. We develop every process in our own lab and print by hand in our darkroom.

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THE SHORT ANSWER

Is Mpix good for film developing?

For color negative film, it’s a solid, low-cost option: $11.95 a roll with standard scans (1037 × 1565), online one to three business days after your film arrives, with your negatives mailed back or discarded, your choice. It doesn’t develop black-and-white, slide, APS, 110 or 126 film.

If you shoot those, want 4K or Pro Scans, or want prints enlarged by hand from your negatives, that’s where a film lab comes in.

MPIX

A print lab that also develops color film.

PROCESSES

C-41 color only

FROM

$11.95 a roll with standard scans

SCANS

1037 × 1565, or 3130 × 2075 large

SHIPPING

Extra; cost not listed

FORMATS

35mm, 120, 220, single-use cameras

NICE FILM CLUB

A lab that develops, scans and keeps your film.

EVERY FRAME

Color-corrected, every tier

FROM

$12.99 a roll for members; free membership for students

FILES

JPEG, plus TIFF at 4K (16-bit on Noritsu)

SHIPPING

Free to the lab; negatives back $6.99–$7.99

FORMATS

35mm, 120, 220, 620 and 110; ECN-2 motion picture

THE KEY DIFFERENCE

Mpix is a print lab that develops color film. Nice Film Club is a film lab: every process, every frame corrected, and a gallery built for your film.

TWO KINDS OF PRINT

Their print shop, our darkroom.

Mpix wins on range: more than 30 print sizes and a long list of wall-art formats. We do one thing it doesn’t: print from the negative itself, by hand.

MPIX

A print shop with a film desk.

PHOTO PRINTS

E-Surface or Metallic silver-halide paper, in more than 30 sizes from 1.75 × 2.5 in minis to 24 × 36 in.

GICLEE PRINTS

Inkjet on semi-gloss, high-gloss, deep matte, fine art and black-and-white papers, up to 30 × 40 in.

WALL ART

Canvas, framed, metal, wood, acrylic, standouts, photo tiles and collages.

BOOKS, CARDS AND GIFTS

Albums, photo books, holiday cards, calendars and tabletop gifts.

FROM FILM

Prints are sold separately from developing and made from your scan files.

NICE FILM CLUB

A darkroom with a lab around it.

ENLARGED BY HAND

Light through your negative, under an enlarger, onto photographic paper.

BLACK-AND-WHITE AND COLOR

Silver gelatin prints for black-and-white, chromogenic for color.

CONTACT SHEETS ON PAPER

The whole roll, printed by hand from the negatives.

SEE DARKROOM PRINTS →

Checked 16 October 2026: mpix.com, mpix.com/wall-art, mpix.com/photo-prints, mpix.com/film and mpix.com/learn/guide-to-photo-paper-types.

WHAT A FILM LAB ADDS

Three steps, done by hand.

Mpix’s film service sits inside a print shop. Ours is built around the film, from the scanner to the enlarger.

Every frame, looked at

Mpix says film is corrected to the best of its ability. Our scanning team adjusts density, color and tone on each exposure, one frame at a time.

Printed by hand in our darkroom

Mpix’s photo prints are made from digital files on silver-halide paper. Ours are enlarged by hand from your negative onto photographic paper.

Scanned the way you asked

Choose Noritsu or Frontier, and a standard crop or full rebates. Mpix offers two scan sizes, standard and large.

PRICE PER ROLL

Matched tier for tier.

Each column compares the same resolution. Mpix’s standard scan is about our 1K, and its large scan about our 2K. At 1K, Very Nice and Super Nice cost less than Mpix; Mpix costs less than Monthly, Scholar and Nice. Mpix doesn’t list its large-scan price, and stops there. Membership starts at $9.99 a month, and it’s free for students.

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MpixNo membershipMonthly / Scholar / NiceVery NiceSuper Nice

1K

vs their Standard · 1000 × 1500

Mpix: $11.95
No membership: $13.99
Monthly / Scholar / Nice: $12.99
Very Nice: $9.99
Super Nice: $8.99

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2K

vs their Large · 2000 × 3016

Mpix: Price not listed
No membership: $17.99
Monthly / Scholar / Nice: $14.99
Very Nice: $11.99
Super Nice: $9.99

Price not listed

4K

4492 × 6774

Mpix: No 4K tier
No membership: $29.98
Monthly / Scholar / Nice: $24.98
Very Nice: $14.98
Super Nice: $12.98

Only at Nice

Pro Scan

Finished by hand

Mpix: No equivalent
No membership: $42.98
Monthly / Scholar / Nice: $34.98
Very Nice: $26.98
Super Nice: $19.98

Only at Nice

35mm C-41, develop and scan. Shared bar scale: $0–43. Per-roll prices apply after included credits; membership fees and shipping are separate. Nice Monthly Lite: $9.99/mo, 0 included rolls; Nice Monthly: $19.99/mo, 1 included roll per month; Nice Scholar: free for students and educators, 0 included rolls; Nice: $199.99/yr, 10 included rolls per year; Very Nice: $999.99/yr, 30 included rolls per year; Super Nice: $4999.99/yr, 90 included rolls per year.

PLUS SHIPPING

Mpix’s prices don’t include shipping, and it doesn’t list the cost. It will mail your negatives back or discard them, your choice. Our label to the lab is free, and getting your negatives back is $6.99 for members or $7.99 for non-members.

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 →

Mpix prices and scan sizes are from mpix.com/film, checked 16 October 2026. Member prices are the same on Nice Monthly Lite, Nice Monthly, Nice Scholar and annual Nice.

35mm frame · Pixels drawn to scale

■ Nice Film Club · □ Mpix

4K4492 × 6774No equivalent tier

2K2000 × 3016Theirs 2075 × 3130

1K1000 × 1500Theirs 1037 × 1565

Pro Scan uses the same 4K files, finished by hand, frame by frame.

01 · RESOLUTION

Matched up to 2K. Then we keep going.

Mpix’s standard and large scans line up with our 1K and 2K, within a few percent of each other.

Above that, Mpix stops. Our Noritsu 4K is 4492 × 6774 with 16-bit TIFFs, and our Pro Scan is finished by hand, frame by frame.

VERDICT

Nice Film Club leads above 2K.

Same sizes at 1K and 2K, then 4K TIFFs and Pro Scans Mpix doesn’t offer.

Scanned your way

Choose the look.
Keep the edges.

Two scanners, different characters. Explore how your 35mm film can look — right down to the border.

Fuji Frontier

Classic lab color, with more of the negative in the frame. Choose a clean crop, organic borders or the full rebate.

8-bit TIFFs at 4K / Pro · 35mm framing shown

Explore all scanning options

C-41 35mm Frontier full-rebate scan with the film edge visible.

Full rebates · Sprocket holes, edge print, the whole frame.

More room to edit? 4K includes JPEG + TIFF. Pro Scans add custom color and tonal work.

Frontier and full rebates are optional add-ons.

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

IN FAIRNESS

Where Mpix wins.

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

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

Both labs accept 35mm, 120 and 220. Nice Film Club also accepts 110 and 620.

$11.95

CHEAPER AT 1K

Mpix’s develop and standard scan is $11.95. Our 1K is $12.99 for members and $13.99 without.

1–3 days

SCANS ONLINE FAST

Mpix posts scans one to three business days after your film arrives, and sells a wide range of prints from them.

A Nice Film Club technician reviewing photographic prints and contact sheets.

The Nice difference

More than a download.

Scans to make your own. A gallery to keep them together. Prints to live with.

Start with one roll

Membership is optional.

A few more things

Questions, answered.

Does Mpix develop film?

Yes, color negative (C-41) film only: 35mm, 120, 220 and single-use cameras, by mail. It doesn’t process black-and-white, slide, APS, 110, 126 or disc film.

How much is Mpix film developing?

$11.95 a roll, or $13.95 for a single-use camera, with standard scans. Shipping is extra, and Mpix doesn’t list a large-scan price on its film page.

What resolution are Mpix scans?

Standard scans are 1565 × 1037, good for prints up to 5 × 7 in. Large scans are 3130 × 2075, up to 12 × 18 in. Our 1K and 2K are about the same size; our 4K is 4492 × 6774.

Does Mpix return negatives?

If you ask. You choose to have them mailed back or safely discarded, and returned negatives ship separately about five business days after processing.

What’s a darkroom print?

A print made by hand under an enlarger, projecting light through your negative onto photographic paper: silver gelatin for black-and-white, chromogenic for color.

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Mpix develops film.
We print it by hand.

Is Mpix good for film developing?

A print lab that also develops color film.

A lab that develops, scans and keeps your film.

Mpix is a print lab that develops color film. Nice Film Club is a film lab: every process, every frame corrected, and a gallery built for your film.