35mm film earned its popularity by becoming the standard for amateur and professional photography throughout the 20th century, thanks to its compact cameras and accessible price point. Its appeal continues today because it represents a more honest form of photography than the software driven digital workflow that has become supported by a wealth of AI tools. Also, the tactile shooting experience in which the photographer has to determine the camera's configuration to achieve a desired exposure and composition can be a more rewarding endeavor than allowing a modern camera to do all of the work for you.

Slide film has a distinctive look but can be unforgiving, and its narrow exposure latitude makes precise scanning essential to preserve its full colour, detail, and dynamic range. Some emulsions (especially non‑chromes) can suffer from dye fading, leading to muted tones and colour shifts. Professional scanning allows many of these issues to be corrected, recovering as much colour and tonality as possible.

110 format film has one of the smallest frame sizes of the 20th century, which means the film grain is disproportionately large compared to the image itself. As a result, it can never match the clarity of larger formats, but we ensure that you still receive the best scan possible, extracting every bit of detail that the format can offer.

APS film, launched in the mid‑1990s, offered easy drop‑in loading and multiple aspect ratios, making it a go‑to format for casual photography. Though discontinued, those small negatives still hold important memories. Scanning APS brings those images back with far better clarity, restoring colour, correcting ageing, and making your photos simple to archive, share, and reprint.

Introduced in 1963 for Kodak’s Instamatic cameras, 126 film became a household favourite thanks to its simple drop‑in cartridge and distinctive square frame. Today, the film is long discontinued, and surviving negatives often suffer from colour shifts, dust, and physical deterioration. Digitising 126 film creates a permanent, high‑resolution archive that can be restored, reprinted, and shared easily—ensuring those once‑in‑a‑lifetime moments don’t disappear as the original film continues to age.

127 film emerged in 1912 as Kodak’s compact, easy‑to‑use roll‑film format, popular in everything from Vest Pocket cameras to colourful snapshot models of the 60s and 70s. Its small size and relatively large frame made it a favourite for everyday photography. Today, surviving 127 negatives and slides are fragile and often poorly stored. Digitising them protects the images from further decay, captures far more detail than old prints, and makes it simple to restore, archive, reprint and share these rare photographs for the long term.

Medium format (aka 120/220 film) uses much larger frames than 35mm, with common sizes including 6×4.5, 6×6, 6×7, 6×8, 6×9. Medium format negatives hold far more detail than the smaller film formats such at 35mm. While their resolution has been superseded by digital cameras in modern times, they were once the studio photographer's number one choice. Having them scanned professionally ensures that all that quality and resolution is captured accurately for future preservation.

Glass plate photography dominated the second half of the 19th century and produced negatives with exceptional clarity and stability. It became the standard for professional and scientific work. Plate sizes were defined by relative categories rather than measurements: full, half and quarter plates, each step down offering a smaller, more portable option for different cameras. Glass plates are vulnerable to breaking and cracks so extra care should be taken when sending these plates to us by post.

Kodak Disc film captured countless family photos in the 1980s, but the tiny 8×10mm negatives were the format's biggest disadvantage. The format was simple to use and convenient at the time, but that convenience came at the cost of sharpness and detail. They were never designed to produce anything but low quality 4x5 prints. Precise scanning is required to extract as much detail as possible from these diminutive negatives.

Prints are generally the most vulnerable form of photographic material as they're handled more often than negatives and often suffer tears, and damage from contaminants in the air. Professional scanning preserves the full quality of your photographs. You'll receive digital files that are easy to view, share, print, and archive, giving your memories a durable, future‑proof format without the issues brought about by ageing paper. Additional edits can be carried out to repair any damage that your photographs have suffered over the years.

Many orders arrive as an assortment of different film formats and printed material.
Where scan pricing is tied to quantity, we calculate the rate using the total number of items in your order.
For example, if you submit 90 × 35 mm negatives and 10 × medium‑format negatives, each format is charged at the price band for a quantity of 100.

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