Our prices are mostly based on the space that the film takes on the drum and the amount of time to handle the file that is produced. The price is per photo (see below for film strips and slides).
OUR ADDRESS: “PDS, MEALL MHOR, BRECKLET, BALLACHULISH, ARGYLL. SCOTLAND PH49 4JG”
| dpi | price | colour neg | pixels | 300dpi print in mm | long edge (inch/metre) | Mb | urgent | |
| 35mm | 6000 | £14.00 | +£3 | 8503 x 5670 | 720 by 480 | 28" / 0.7m | 300Mb | +50% |
| Xpan | 6000 | £16.00 | +£3 | 5670 x 15356 | 480 by 1,300 | 51" / 1.3m | 812Mb | +50% |
| 645 | 6000 | £16.00 | +£3 | 13700 x 10275 | 1,160 by 870 | 45" / 1.1m | 850Mb | +50% |
| 6x6 | 6000 | £16.00 | +£3 | 13700 x 13700 | 1,160 by 1,160 | 45" / 1.1m | 1.1Gb | +50% |
| 6x7 | 6000 | £16.00 | +£3 | 13700 x 17665 | 1,160 by 1,447 | 57" / 1.4m | 1.3Gb | +50% |
| 6x9 | 5000 | £18.00 | +£4 | 11417 x 17125 | 967 by 1,510 | 59" / 1.5m | 1.5Gb | +50% |
| 6x12 | 4000 | £18.00 | +£4 | 9134 x 18628 | 773 by 1,577 | 62" / 1.6m | 1.5Gb | +50% |
| 6x17 | 3000 | £20.00 | +£4 | 6849 x 19842 | 580 by 1,680 | 66" / 1.7m | 810Mb | +50% |
| 6x17 | 4000 | £26.00 | +£4 | 9132 x 26456 | 773 by 2,240 | 88" / 2.2m | 1.45Gb | +50% |
| 5x4 | 3000 | £20.00 | +£4 | 11338 x 14172 | 960 by 1,200 | 47" / 1.2m | 920Mb | +50% |
| 5x4 | 4000 | £28.00 | +£4 | 15118 x 18896 | 1,280 by 1,600 | 63" / 1.6m | 1.7Gb | +50% |
| 5x7 | 2000 | £20.00 | +£4 | 12597 x 17637 | 1,066 by 1,490 | 59" / 1.5m | 1.2Gb | +50% |
| 5x7 | 3000 | £28.00 | +£4 | 18896 x 26456 | 1,600 by 2,240 | 88" / 2.2m | 1.6Gb | +50% |
| 10x8 | 2000 | £58.00 | +£4 | 15118 x 18896 | 1,280 by 1,600 | 63" / 1.6m | 1.7Gb | +50% |
| strips will be charged plus 50% of unscanned frames |
Colour Negatives
We hand invert colour negatives to ensure that no highlight or shadow detail is lost – we make a small charge for this service but the results speak for themselves. If you have old film that has strong colour casts we can also post process these to correct them for the same charge as colour negative inversion. If you wish to invert your negatives yourselves or don’t mind an automated inversion, please get in touch or make this clear in your package.
Turnaround Time
We typically are able to start uploading scans withing 10 working days but our guarantee is 20 working days. If you wish to pay the urgent surcharge (50%) then we endeavour to turn the job around in 2 working days. Please call to confirm availability for urgent jobs. We can only upload approximately 5Gb per day so large orders may take a few days to finish uploading.
Returning Film
Return postage varies depending on the size of the parcel. UK is typically £2.45 (first class signed up to 100g). If you require special delivery for UK postage, please let us know on your order. We will return film once full payment has been received.
Printing Predictions
The printing predictions are a projection of what size a sharp print may be generated from a well photographed original. In reality, prints can be made much larger. For a very sharp original, 150dpi looks fine to most people and for images over 1.5m, 80-100dpi is common. With billboards and banners, anything goes as people look at them for a large distance.
International Orders
Please let us know what service you require for return postage. For returning international film we can either use Royal Mail International Delivery which had a few options or a courier such as DHL Express (which are reasonably charged). We haven’t lost any film yet but if you have a particular preference we can usually accommodate it.
Returning Scans
If you can send a USB stick there is no charge. We can supply San Disk USB sticks (see below) at cost price.
- 32Gb £8
- 64Gb £10
- 128Gb £18
Roll Film Strips
Roll film should be trimmed to each individual frame that needs scanning otherwise a surcharge will be added up to 50% of the cost of the unscanned frames on the strip (please contact us regarding this. If we are relatively quiet we may be able to reduce this).
35mm Slides
Please check that it is easy to remove film from any mounts or frames. If a frame needs substantial cleaning (because of glue for instance) a surcharge will be added up to 50% of the cost of the scan. This is typically only a problem with some 35mm slide mounts that are fixed in place using red ‘goo’ which is, quite frankly, the work of the devil. we will attempt to return the film to it’s original packaging/mount if it is simple to do so.
Scanning the Rebate
We always include a part of the rebate in each scan so that you get 100% of the image area. However, scanning to include all of the rebate causes problems with our scanner’s autofocus occasionally and we normally have to rescan every third or fourth scan because of this. Because of this, we will include a 10% surcharge on each scan where the whole rebate needs to be included.
Long Strips
Our drum scanner has a limit of approximately 400mm as the maximum length of film it can work with. Any larger film would need to scanned in sections which would involve splitting the film or using our flatbed to stitch together multiple sections (a time consuming job). Please get in touch if you wish to scan anything larger than 6×12 or 10×8″.
Keeping Film in Order
There is an administrative overhead involved in ensuring film is returned to exactly the same sleeve or slide holder and in order to keep our costs down, our default position is to return film to any available strip or sleeve etc. If you wish to send us work that must be returned to the correct sleeves, please mark this clearly and we will add a 15% surcharge to the final amount.
Large Orders
For orders over £100, a 50% initial payment is needed. If you are a first time customer with an order over £30, payment in advance of work is required. If you have a very large order (over £500) please call to confirm turnaround times.
Payment Options
You can pay via Paypal, cheque (made payable to Bespoke Photographic Services Ltd) or bank transfer (details available upon request).