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Bringing the traditional photographic process based in the 1800s, the View-Master process of the 1930s and the tech of the 2020s.

Here is an excellent series of videos that show the complex manufacture of Kodak's photographic films - still made at Kodak Park, established in the 1890s in Rochester, New York, USA.

Ilford Photo are still working flat out (as they have been for the past 142 years) to produce premium photographic camera film and darkroom paper. Every wondered how they make them? Enjoy the super video by Exploredinary.

Visio is a handy photo projector with a unique power and mobility thanks to the combination of the best old and new photography technologies.

April 2017 sees us switch to Ilford PAN F Plus processed in Ilford Perceptol developer. And of course, ILFORD film is made here in the UK and it makes sense to support our indigenous (and excellent) photographic manufacturers.

Some sharp-eyed magic lantern ephemera collectors have noticed that the 5"x4" transparencies we produce from digital files might very well be handy to reproduce lantern slides. And indeed they would be correct.

If you want an uninterrupted display that is no problem, just fill the magazine with 80 slides then? Actually, no.

Google's Nik Collection of desktop image editing plugins is now being offered free of charge - what once would have been a charge of $150.

We are pleased to be offering true silver-based b&w slides from digital images - in unmounted, plastic mounted and glass mounted 35mm full frame format.