We offer a remote mail order service or you can visit our lab in Manchester to drop off prepaid orders, place an order in lab and collect completed orders, simply ring the buzzer and a member of the team will come and let you in.

To view our guide on how to order click here.

To view our guide on how to post your film click here.

We can process Colour (C41), B&W and E6 film in both 35mm and 120 formats.

We can process ECN-2 (Cine) film in 35mm format only.

We can also process B&W 5x4 film.

We can also process 620 film - this would come under any of our 120 services.

Colour (C41) - 1 working day

Black & White - 2 - 3 working days

E6 - 10 -14 working days

ECN-2 - 7-10 working days

Our working days are Monday - Friday excluding any bank holidays, Saturday is not considered a working day due to our reduced working hours.

We offer a same day rush service on C41 and B&W film in 35mm and 120 formats, the scans are guaranteed the same day before 5pm.

C41 film is an additional £5 per roll if the film is dropped with us before 2pm.

B&W film is an additional £10 per roll and the cut off for this service is 11am.

Although we always try to accommodate rush jobs they are taken on at our discretion and are dependent on availabilty and current workload.

We do not offer a rush service on Saturday due to our reduced working hours, but if this is something you require please get in touch via email and we can arrange this via negotiation.

Absolutely! Just purchase the process and scan service for the type of disposable camera you have; Colour (C41), B&W or ECN-2.

Yes we can process and scan film that has been shot in a half frame camera - this is at no additional cost.

As standard we scan them as single frames, we can alternatively scan them as diptychs if you prefer - just leave a note in the notes section of your order.

If you order 6x4" prints with you processing and scanning - your film will be scanned and printed as diptychs as standard. If you would like them scanned and printed as single frames please let us know and we can amend your order accordingly to accommodate this.

Please note: as the frames are half the size of standard 35mm frames the scan resolutions and file size will reflect this.

Yes we can - this is at no additional cost.

We can scan 35mm panoramic formats from cameras such as a Hasselblad XPan, Panon Widelux etc. We can also scan 120 panoramic formats up to 6x12.

We are unable to scan full film borders / rebate as part of our film processing and scanning services due to the limitations of the Noritsu HS1800 / LS1100.

We are unable to scan any borders / rebate on 35mm film due to the way in which the Noristu HS1800 / LS1100 masks the film.

With 120 film we are able to produce a 'wide' scan can include a slight amount of the border beyond frame edge, however this does not include any of the rebate information - please note the amount of border we are able to scan does vary from camera to camera due to the variations in frame size each camera outputs.

To achieve full border / rebate information we offer digital contact sheets.

Low Resolution
1544 x 1024 pixels 
Approximately 4.52mb / 1.3mb on disk
Printable up to 6 x 4 

Standard Resolution
3088 x 2048 pixels
Approximately 18.1mb / 4.2mb on disk
Printable up to 12 x 8 / A4

High Resolution (JPEG)
6048 x 4011 pixels
Approximately 69.4mb / 22.5mb on disk
Printable up to 18 x 12 / A3

High Resolution (8Bit TIFF)
6774 x 4492 pixels 
Approximately 87.1mb / 87.1mb on disk
Printable up to 24 x 16 / A2

High Resolution (16Bit TIFF)
6774 x 4492 pixels 
Approximately 174mb / 174mb on disk
Printable up to 24 x 16 / A2

Please note print sizes are approximate and estimated at printer output at 300dpi and without image interpolation.

We offer a full range of push / pull processing on black and white and E6 film.

We only offer push processing on C41 film up to 2 stops. We recommend pulled films are processed at normal.

All push / pull processing is at no extra cost, please mark up your films accordingly or leave a note on your order.

C41 colour negative film is developed using a Noritsu V30 automatic film processor, this allows us to produce high quality negatives fast, up to 30 an hour if you were wondering why it was called a V30.

B&W and is processed using a temperature controlled rotary machine, we use Ilfotec HC developer for our B&W film.

E6 processing is outsourced to a dedicated professional, negatives are scanned in-house.

ECN-2 processing is outsourced to a professional cine lab, negatives are scanned in-house. Films are processed in genuine ECN-2 chemistry.

We use an industry standard Nortisu HS1800 / LS1100 for scanning all 35mm, 120 and APS film, this allows for digitisation of your negatives in a range of resolutions suitable for a variety of applications.

Yes, we cut your 35mm film into strips of 6.

Your 120 film depends on the format but is cut as follows:

6 x 4.5  -     4/4/4/3

6 x 6     -     3/3/3/3

6 x 7     -     3/3/2/2

6 x 9     -     2/2/2/2

Any panoramic formats will be cut appropriately.

Film can also be returned uncut as a whole roll in a clear polyester continuous sleeve.

All negatives and prints are stored at the lab for 3 months from the date of purchase. After 3 months has passed your negatives / prints will be disposed of in a GDPR compliant manner.

If you opted for us to dispose of your negatives as part of your order, these are retained for 2 weeks from the date of purchase. After 2 weeks has passed your negatives will be disposed of in a GDPR compliant manner.

When your negatives are scanned we do a slight colour balance and exposure adjustment on each frame. Our Noritsu HS1800 / LS1100 utilises Digital ICE technology to remove any dust from your colour (C41), E6 and ECN-2 scans, however please note that black and white scans may have some dust present due to the limitations of Digital ICE technology on black and white film.

In the unfortunate case that this does happen, we will issue a partial refund you the scanning / printing cost. Processing cost will still be charged as follows:

Colour (C41) - £5.00
B&W - £7.00
E6 - £12.00
ECN-2 - £10.00

Giclée printing - 2 - 3 working days.

Our working days are Monday - Friday excluding any bank holidays, Saturday is not considered a working day due to our reduced working hours.

We can print a maximum width of 44" by any length determined by the image ratio.

We offer a range of set print sizes to purchase on our website, however we can print any custom size you require just contact us and we can arrange a quote.

For our fine art Giclée printing services we use a 24" Epson SC-P 7500 and a 44" Epson SC-P 9500 both of which use the latest Epson print technology and have a set of 12 Epson UltraChrome Pro inks.

We implement a fully colour managed workflow using calibrated monitors and individually profiled papers to ensure colour accuracy from screen to print.

To view our shipping policies please click here.

We offer free return shipping on processing and scanning orders over £40. This is applied automatically at checkout.

We recommend taking your parcel to the Post Office to ensure the correct postage is applied, usually a stamp is not sufficient and most film needs to be sent as a small parcel.

If insufficient postage is applied this will result in your package being held by the Royal Mail until we pay a fee to have it released and delivered, this fee will then be invoiced to you with an additional 30% surcharge to account for admin and transaction fees.