Whampoa Colour Centre - 272 Balestier Rd

I always come here to develop my film as the customer service here is amazing. The friendly Uncle is always prepared to answer any queries I have on different film stocks, and he is very accommodating to any questions that you might have. The film scans are also very high quality and they will never fall short. Overall a great experience coming here to develop your film and I would always recommend this place to anyone shooting film.

I came to this place just because of so many good reviews on google. This place is good for students or amateurs. If you are professionals or do serious works, go to somewhere else. Or merely buy the film rolls since they sell a few cents cheaper than other places. The only thing I’m satisfied with this place is the film development. The rest of the services are really below average. I guess that’s because Uncle has many customers to serve with limited resources. Uncle won’t bother to speak extra few words to answer your questions, sometimes becomes impatient because the biz is good good nowadays with film comeback. If you go there and see the way they handle your developed films it is simply horrendous. They stack hundreds of developed rolls in an open space with flying dusts and when they move them they don’t pay any precaution whatsoever and they look like tangled long hairs or a bunch of trash. I got multiple rolls with irreparable scratches, dusts and hairs. Scanning wise, again it’s for amateurs. You don’t get a great result since the file size is compressed and they scan all types of films with default settings without making any additional adjustments. If you have to scan, please only choose the color scanning. Black and White scanning is definitely not recommended.

I scan my photos here regularly. The uncle and aunty are very friendly and they are keeping film alive! Cost is $12 for development and scanning. Keep in mind they use 16 base scan with file size of about 5mb per photo. They also sell film at a very reasonable price! They will give a 1 dollar voucher for each roll of film developed. Vouchers go to future development cost. The uncle is also very helpful and will give you tips on your photography if asked and not too busy. Totally recommend for film purchasing and development/scanning.

I trust this shop so much. Have been a loyal customer for years now.. Uncle and aunty are very friendly & hardworking. I’ll usually receive an email with my scan within 1-2 days. One of the fastest in Singapore. There were a few time where my film roll had a few light leaks and they could still develop it. They are very experienced and patient. HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!

Truly the best place to develop and purchase your films. The most humble auntie and uncle running the store, making an effort to remember our names and make meaningful conversations. They can be busy on weekends but I will never go anywhere else to develop my films :)

Just some of my digital prints that they helped to develop and I’ve to say that the quality is ?! Was recommended this place by my friend and I’m so pleased to find out that they only charge you for digital copies and from there, you can develop whichever photo that catches your eye for keepsake. It’s such a different way of doing business but it works! They’ll upload the photos on a file sharing website (akin to Dropbox) and you’ll just download from there. You can collect back your roll of film within 3 months. I only dropped off my film at around 7.20pm and they still received my order at $12 for 16 base films. I got my photos back at 10am the next day! Super fast turnaround. The guy also taught me how to use my flash for my disposable camera. Thank you so much!

A really lovely old school shop in the balestier neighborhood. Came here on a Monday afternoon (it was a public holiday) and got my photos emailed to me on the same evening, which I totally didn’t expect and it was such a nice surprise! The staff are helpful and sincere too.

Always a good experience, uncle here is really nice and friendly, film rolls are slightly cheaper and its $1 off your developing price if you buy film rolls from them too! mostly received the soft copy within 24 hours!! Highly recommended.