FLATS Film Lab — Local services in Houston

To make a long story short: Flats Presents is not very trustworthy and I have some apprehension about using their services for future scans.

I’ve had two 35mm rolls developed in the last two years as I’ve gotten into film photography, and my last one in April of 2025 was missing pictures (and very grainy). I had 27/36 and no response about what happened to the other images. The email correspondence people were snooty about the extended turnaround time too.

The people working inside are friendly enough and knowledgeable, but there are not enough classes to join - not broad enough either. If you’re not a stickler about the details like I am then this may be the spot for you. I’m still in between places for my most recent rolls...

love love love this film lab! only place in houston i’ll trust with my rolls. such an easy process, i can take a roll that needs developing (i have a 35mm minolta) and drop it off after work at whatever time in their drop box, and in less than a week they’ve sent a link where i can digitally download all the photos and the quality is always perfect! I dropped a couple of my favorites below. I always recommend them to my friends so theyll stop paying more for walgreens to develop their film as they take 3 times longer and only give physical prints and no negatives! We love that we get to keep our negatives and pick n choose which photos we like enough to print and...

The ladies at Flats went above and beyond to help create the most meaningful surprise Christmas gift for my mother and her siblings. I came across old childhood slides that had never before been seen (I’m not sure my mother had ever seen baby photos of herself or as many photos with her mother) and with a seemingly impossible turnaround time they worked magic to make it happen. I could not be happier, my family couldn’t have been more touched, and it was certainly something that will never be forgotten. I cannot thank yall enough for all that...