SCALA – Reversal Slide Black & White Film Development

Give your black & white reversal film the treatment it deserves with our SCALA slide development service. Unlike negative processing, this method produces positive transparencies—perfect for projection, archiving, and fine art presentations.

Tailored especially for films like ADOX SCALA 50, our process involves precision multi-bath chemistry, including first developer, bleach, clearing bath, re-exposure, and second development, all done with meticulous care in our dedicated darkroom. The result? High-contrast, high-resolution slides with a striking tonal range.

This is a premium service for photographers who want to elevate their black & white work into something truly archival and visually striking.

Note that this process can take up to 15 days.

What’s Included:

✔ Development of ADOX SCALA or compatible B&W reversal film

✔ Processed as true positive transparencies (slides)

✔ Manual agitation and precise chemical control

✔ Cleaned, dried, and sleeved for archival use

✔ Optional high-resolution scanning available

How It Works:

1. Drop off or mail your SCALA film to Berlin Photo Studio.

2. We develop it in our dedicated reversal chemistry lab.

3. Your positive transparencies are sleeved and returned or scanned and sent digitally.