What are acceptable ways of saying "to develop a photographic film"?


Tom Gally's Reading Japanese with a Smile has a nice story in which the author
says:

> 父は、フィルムを現像に回すまで五年かかったのである。

I like the connotation of the rotation here because the film has to be
unfurled. However, would something like "フィルムを現像する” work just fine as well?




"回す" here has another meaning from "to rotate".

明鏡国語辞典（第二版・大修館書店）：

回す（廻す）：３、順に送り渡す。次に送る。特に、必要とする者のもとへさし向ける。「全員に杯を回す」「経理課に伝票を回す」「仕事を明日に回す」「迎えの車を回す」「社長室に電話を回す」

Normally you can't develop a photographic film by your own, so you give it to
a photo shop so they do the job. "回す" has this connotation.




"回す" here has another meaning from "to rotate".

明鏡国語辞典（第二版・大修館書店）：

回す（廻す）：３、順に送り渡す。次に送る。特に、必要とする者のもとへさし向ける。「全員に杯を回す」「経理課に伝票を回す」「仕事を明日に回す」「迎えの車を回す」「社長室に電話を回す」

Normally you can't develop a photographic film by your own, so you give it to
a photo shop so they do the job. "回す" has this connotation.

