Photographic Film Scanning Price List & Calculator
Professional photographic film scanning for slides, negatives, glass plates, medium format and specialist film collections.
Professional Photographic Film Scanning Prices
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Photographic Film Price List
Current published prices by format, quantity and output requirement.
Standard Format Film Types
35mm slides, half-frame, negative strips, 3D stereo slides, 126 film mounts, 127 Superslides and 126 negative strips. 110 film is processed to Publication TIFF before JPEG conversion where required.
| Digitising Price Per Unit | Output Format | 1+ | 10+ | 50+ | 100+ | 500+ | 1000+ | 5000+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Scanning | JPEG 4800dpi | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.45 | 0.4 | 0.35 | 0.3 |
| Publication Scanning | TIFF/RAW 3200dpi | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.5 |
| Archival Scanning | TIFF/RAW 4800dpi | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
APS Film — Disk Spindles
Due to the low grain of APS film, the film is digitised to Publication TIFF before post-production and JPEG conversion.
| Scanning Format | DPI | 1+ | 10+ | 25+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Images / 1 Disk Spindle | JPEG 4000×4000 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| 25 Images | JPEG 4000×4000 | 20 | 15 | 12 |
| 40 Images | JPEG 4000×4000 | 25 | 20 | 15 |
Medium Format Film
Typically 120 or 220 film; output and processing are selected for the intended archive, publication or professional use.
| Output | DPI | 1+ | 10+ | 25+ | 50+ | 100+ | 250+ | 500+ | 1000+ | 5000+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archival | TIFF/RAW 4800dpi | 10 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2 | 1.75 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1 |
| Standard | JPEG 3200dpi | 7 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1 | 1 | 0.75 | 0.7 |
Lantern Slides
3¼ × 3¼ inch lantern slides.
| Format | Size | 1+ | 10+ | 25+ | 50+ | 100+ | 500+ | 1000+ | 5000+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantern Slides | 3¼ × 3¼ | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2.75 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2 | 1.75 |
Photographic Glass Plates
Historic glass plates in quarter-, half- and full-plate sizes.
| Format | Size | 1+ | 10+ | 25+ | 50+ | 100+ | 500+ | 1000+ | 5000+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-plate | 3¼ × 4¼ | 83 × 108mm | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2.75 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2 | 1.75 |
| Half-plate | 4¾ × 6½ | 120 × 165mm | 14 | 7 | 3.25 | 3 | 2.75 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2 |
| Full-plate | 6½ × 8½ | 216 × 165mm | 15 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 3.25 | 3 | 2.75 | 2.5 | 2.25 |
Sheet Film — Transparencies & X-Ray
Large-format sheet film including 4×5, 5×7, 4×10, 8×10 and larger formats.
| Format | 1+ | 10+ | 50+ | 100+ | 500+ | 1000+ | 5000+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet Film — 4 × 5 inch (102 × 127mm) | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2.75 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2 | 1.75 |
| Sheet Film — 5 × 7 inch (127 × 178mm) | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2.75 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2 | 1.75 |
| Sheet Film — 4 × 10 inch (102 × 254mm) | 13 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 3 | 2.75 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2 |
| Sheet Film — 8 × 10 inch (203 × 254mm) | 14 | 7 | 3.25 | 3 | 2.75 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2 |
| Sheet Film — 7 × 17 inch (178 × 432mm) | 15 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 3.25 | 3 | 2.75 | 2.5 | 2.25 |
| Sheet Film — 11 × 14 inch (279 × 356mm) | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3.25 | 3 | 2.75 | 2.5 | 2.25 |
| Sheet Film — 8 × 20 inch (203 × 508mm) | 17 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 4 | 3.25 | 3 | 2.75 | 2.5 |
| Sheet Film — 12 × 20 inch (305 × 508mm) | 18 | 9 | 4.5 | 4.25 | 4 | 3.25 | 3 | 2.75 |
| Sheet Film — 14 × 17 inch (356 × 417mm) | 18 | 9 | 4.5 | 4.25 | 4 | 3.25 | 3 | 2.75 |
| Sheet Film — 16 × 20 inch (406 × 508mm) | 19 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 4.5 | 4.25 | 4 | 3.25 | 3 |
| Sheet Film — 20 × 24 inch (508 × 610mm) | 19 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 4.5 | 4.25 | 4 | 3.25 | 3 |
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