Where to send incorrectly exposed film for processing ?

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Hi all,
A friend of mine gave me a couple of rolls of Kodacolour 200 which she accidentally exposed in camera at either 125 or 160, she can't remember which !!
Could some-one advise on the best place to send it for processing, and what should I tell the lab it has been exposed at?
Is it worth getting it processed even?

Thanks for the advice.

Gary.
 
I wouldnt worry too much about less than a stop of exposure, you'll still get detail on the negatives, if you wanted to though, you coluld ask them to develop it as though it was shot at ISO 100, but still, there wouldn't be much different
 
Thanks Rob, that's what I was thinking, to say it was rated at 125 or so.
Any thoughts on a lab which does "non standard" processing?
 
Agree with Rob,

By the sound of it, the film has been exposed incorrectly by only a third or two thirds of a stop which is unlikely to make a great deal of difference to the end result.....I would just send it off for "normal" developing for that film/iso.
As for which lab, i'm afraid I can't offer any help with not living in the UK.
 
For that little overexposure I wouldn't worry at all with negative film, which unlike digital or slide is fine with overexposure to 2 or even 3 stops depending on the film. However if you did want it to be processed to compensate then you would need a 1/3rd or 2/3rd of a stop pull in development which only pro labs tend to do and usually for a small fee. As said though, in this case its likely not at all worth it.
 
Colour consumer film is designed to be very tolerant to incorrect exposure, it'll be fine.
 
A lot of people actually shoot their negative film at those kind of levels of 'overexposure' for various reasons :) the films will be absolutely fine and you'll not lose any noticeable amounts of highlight detail!
 
Thanks to all who replied. I think I will send them off and see what comes back. Thanks again.
Cheers,
Gary
 
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