Kubus Photo

I love this place. only place that actually freakin develops on site. It’s like $ 7 for a roll onto a CD and he’ll do it in 30 min for you!!!

The owner opened the shop back up, after months of recovering from surgery. He *relocated-​* to 102 Nassau St., just 2 storefronts down from the original location. It is the exact same place, only fresher.
I picked up my 2 rolls of film (I dropped off back in August), and dropped off a third roll of film. I picked it up, along with a CD, in 49 minutes.
The shop is open Monday– Saturday 11 – 8

super professional, affordable and with own unique character. happy that Kubus is back in new spot…

It’s unfortunate they are closed and don’t indicate how to deal with it and no alternative arrangements.

Kubus is a really good service, fast and good quality. Also not very expensive (like 7 bucks a film more or less)
I know they’re closed due to injury but I was wondering how could I pick up my films I gave like 3 months ago? Thanks a lot you can contact me at davcoccio [at] gmail [dot] com. Thanks a lot

* Kubus is closed at the moment due to an injury. The sign outside says it may be a few months before they reopen. Some times were designated for people to pick up film that had been left there. I didn’t take a photo of the note unfortunately.
I’ve had multiple rolls of 35 mm processed here. Always goes smoothly– fast and inexpensive. No problems at all.

Place has been closed for a few weeks, what happened?

I recently moved from LA to NY and my #1 concern was finding a good, decently priced film spot. I don’t know how but I found Kubus and man oh man am I thankful.
1) He’s SO NICE! It’s cash only and you’d think by now I’d always walk in with the right amount of cash but… sometimes I forget and he always lets me pay him back.
2) Conveniently located right off the G.
3) THE PRICES!!! I get my film developed then put onto a CD and it’s only $ 7!!! that is unheard of.
4) great quality, never an issue with my film
5) wait, how could I forget… the turnaround time. sometimes i’ll drop off 3 rolls of film and he’ll be like okay, come back in 40 minutes. im like WHAT! wow praise Kubus.
so basically I’m obsessed with this spot. If you’re a film shooter & haven’t been then you absolutely must. You’ll be totally pleased with the outcome and this most likely will become your go to place.

Went here several times to get my 120 film developed. The film development process looked alright, not the best. The owner doesn’t have the best customer service and is quite crass when you don’t understand what he is saying. When I once brought in my 120 film for development and I mentioned I wanted it developed, he said «development?» I thought to myself that’s all they do right, why is he asking me a question? So then I asked about scanning and printing availability, and he rudely tells me we only do development for 120 film. Why on earth would you ask a question if I wanted development and that’s all you do?
The only reason why I used his service is because he’s cheap. $ 5 to develop 120 film. At least with the alright development, I can recover my photos with scanning and post processing the photos myself. So if you’re cheap, want mediocre development, want to be treated like a sub-​human, and can do some of the clean up yourself then this is your place.

He had it done in an hour (I was busy, so I’m not so sure if it was 40 minutes or not) and I got three rolls of color film developed and on CDs for $ 21. I feel like the photos look a bit grainy and are over-​exposed, but I did use different film than usual and still not great at aperture, so I’m not sure if it was my fault or his. Otherwise I’m pretty satisfied, so if you ever need film developed, I’d recommend it.
NOTE: He only takes cash, so make sure you bring some already. I went to the ATM at the Western Union next door and got charged $ 2,50 for withdrawl.

THANK GOD FOR KUBUS! I go there almost every day now to get a roll of 35 mm film developed for $ 3!!! He takes under 30 minutes to develop every time.
I love this guy. He has allowed me to get into 35 mm without draining my bank account and satiated my need for instant gratification. Please everyone go here help keep this man in business, he is by far the FASTEST mot reliable and best film developer in NYC. He is single handedly keeping low-​budget, convenient film developing alive. This is the only real one hour photo i have found still operating in NYC and is less than half the price of any other film developer, and its always THIRTY MINUTES. He is the man! Don’t be confused by his curt demeanor or his Polish speaking when he answers the phone, he is the MAN. He could jack his prices up if he wanted but he seems to have a very ethical view of the business and seems to genuinely love film.
I think any of the bad reviews on here are for people that did not actually use his services. He does passport photos for $ 10 immediately and actually does a good job as well… but for anyone in BK that does film photography, THIS IS YOUR GUY! just go get a roll developed there and you will see what i mean! INSANELY CHEAP, FAST, QUALITY!

I’ve been bringing my C-​41 film here for years. Super fast, cheap, and reliable 35 mm and 120 film developing.

I need to get passport photo done recently, I decided to invest some time to find a good place to take the photos. Unilocal suggested this place and I came.
Totally satisfy with my experience, the small shop develop films, sell photography equipments and takes official photos.
The owner took 3 times and let me pick the one I like. Whole process took less than 5 minutes and 10 $.
I would totally recommend if you need a place to take official photos.

excellent neighborhood photo shop! the OG new yorker man is super kind despite what these transplants and tourists say. super quick turnaround with good work. what more can you ask for? this is my new go-​to film developer!

Needed to get filmed developed TODAY and as all of my usual labs are closed on Sunday, I thought I’d pop through here, since it’s not to far from where I live and the reviews were quite positive. Dropped off five rolls of Portra 400 and asked how long it’d be, expecting about two hours, and he told me it’d be ready in 40 minutes. I didn’t believe him. Ate some frozen yogurt, and went back in 40 minutes, on the dime, and lo and behold, my film was ready. I was suspicious, I’ll admit, but when I checked out the negatives, they were perfect. Not a scratch on them.
Minus one star because the gentleman puts them in a sleeve, then directly in a plastic bag. Will bring own protective object to place negatives in, but other than that, a perfectly pleasant transaction, and cheaper than the pro-​labs to boot. Will be returning regularly and eating a lot more frozen yogurt.

I go here at least twice a week, if not more, to develop 35 mm film. It is definitely the cheapest and most reliable place I have ever developed at, and it usually takes 20 – 30 minutes, which is perfect when you work on a tight schedule. I’m not sure what I would do without this place. Highly recommended.

Popped into Kubus for passport photos. The space is cramped and dated and I was steeling myself for brusque service but, happily, I was wrong! The owner is an older gent who definitely knew what he was doing and was efficient and helpful in giving instructions to sit for the photo. $ 10 for 2 passport photos and the whole process took less than 10 minutes. The store is also stocked with a mishmash of vintage cameras strewn about and random old oil paintings, all very charmingly old school Greenpoint. I really wish more independent and longtime shops like this existed!

Dropped of 7 rolls of 35 mm. Five were ektar 100 and was ready in 45min. The other two were Tri-​X which will be ready on Wednesday. Today is Sunday, and labor day weekend; I was asked to return Wednesday for the Tri-​X.
The color film, put to CD, was very satisfactory. 7 bucks for color 36 exposures, 9 bucks for Tri-​X.
RECOMMENDED. If you shoot film, give Kubus a try. You’ll be happy you did.

Don’t let the cramped interior or curt demeanor intimidate you, go and get your film developed and your passport photos there. Kubus is the encapsulation of independent neighborhood shop that is basically an endangered species in Brooklyn at this point, especially in terms of photo services. This guy still develops and sells 35 mm and medium format color, b&w and slide film — no one else does 120 (cross-​process only) in the area, you’d have to go to Manhattan and pay twice as much. Fuck that shit. Kubus will do it for you in a matter of minutes, sometimes while-​you-​wait. Give this guy your business, support your local mom-​and-​pops! Also go check out his collection of vintage cameras!

2 minutes for passport photos and only 10 dollars after taxes. He took three pictures and i picked the best of the three