JOIN THE CLUB!
Join the Rapid Eye Loyalty Club. To join, sign up at the link in bottom right hand of the screen.
Every time you spend £1 you get 5 points, and every 100 points gets you £1 off your order! This goes across all Rapid Eye products. From processing, film, scanning, handprints and more. You can use the points as you go, or save up for something bigger like a workshop or darkroom rental! You can also refer a friend to get discounts!
Sign up today.
NEW. Darkroom Membership £30 per Month
For those who use our services a lot this scheme should save you some money and also give us a loyalty to you our clients and companions.
Darkroom Rental Membership is for a minimum of 3 months and can be cancelled any time after that. Members enjoy the following discounts.
5% off all Film purchasing
15% off rental darkrooms and all scanner stations
15% off all film processing packages. 7 day deals are not included
10% off photographic papers and all consumables.
Pls ensure you have completed the workshops to be able to use the darkrooms. The membership price will be displayed alongside the normal price whilst shopping online.
NEW. Photobookcafe Membership
For those who use our services a lot this scheme should save you some money and also give us a loyalty to you our clients and companions.
Photobookcafe Membership is for a minimum of 3 consecutive months and can be cancelled any time after that. Members enjoy the following discounts.
5% off all Film purchasing
15% off all film processing packages. 7 day deals are not included
The membership price will be displayed along side the normal price whilst shopping online.
NEW. Student Membership
To all students. We would love to offer you the following FREE membership and discounts!
5% off all Film purchasing
15% off rental darkrooms and all scanner stations
15% off all film processing packages. 7 day deals are not included
10% off photographic papers and all consumables
20% off Darkroom Workshops
Please ensure you have completed the workshop to be able to use the darkrooms.
Please email student I.D to production@rapideye.uk.com
The membership price will be displayed along side the normal price whilst shopping online.
BOOK NOW 4hr 1 to 1 Darkroom Workshops
The beginners workshop will give you a good starting knowledge of how to use the darkrooms at Rapid Eye. You will leave feeling richer in knowledge and will enhance your relationship with analogue photographic image making. We offer both colour and black and white courses. Once you have experienced the course you will also be given support when you rent the darkrooms at Rapid Eye. By doing the courses you will also gain a lot of confidence in both why it's important to use certain films and exposure techniques in camera whilst shooting.
The advanced workshop is for when you have spent some time in the darkrooms as a beginner and want an expert opinion of how to improve your technique both in the darkroom and in camera exposure whilst shooting. All courses are 1 teacher to 1 student.
Ordering and Drop Off
Here at Rapid Eye, we offer both non-contact and face to face service.
All services can be via our front desk 79 Leonard Street or you can book jobs online via our store.
Please pack film or artwork for scanning securely in a bag and enclose a clear note including name and order number if using the drop and go service.
You can deliver in person, messenger or by mail to 79 Leonard Street. You can drop film at PHOTOBOOK CAFE 4 Leonard Circus for out of hours drop off (between 6 -9pm).
Our front desk is open 9 - 6pm Monday to Friday & Saturday 12 - 6pm
FRONT DESK: 79 Leonard Street, EC2A 4QS
OUT OF HOURS: Photobookcafe, 4 Leonard Circus, EC2A 4DQ
Processing Turnaround Options
RUSH - For those jobs that just can’t wait. This goes across both Develop and Scan and Develop and Contact options. PLEASE EMAIL: Production@Rapideye.uk.com to check availability before booking.
NORMAL - 2 day service. This goes across all our processing options. We also offer Student Discount of 15% - Email us at production@rapideye.uk.com for more info.
7 DAY DEAL - Heavily discounted prices for those projects that can wait for up to 7 days (Not yet including weekends). This goes across both Develop and Scan and Develop and Contact options.
You will receive the same level of professional service with what ever turnaround price you want to go for.
Mailed back or Pick up in store.
Please select an option for negative package and postage if you require your negatives returned by post. This can be done during your initial order or later as a single order.
Otherwise, you can collect your order in store from 9-6pm Monday to Friday & Saturday 12-6pm
Pro Film Processing
Black and White and Colour Films perfectly processed in monitored chemistry using Pro dip and dunk machines. Washed thoroughly using mineral free water presented in archival sleeves for pro storage.
Dev and Scan
Once the film has been processed and dried. We use the Noritsu industry standard roll scanner. We can supply Medium or High Res files saved as jpegs or tiffs and delivered via wetransfer to your home computer.
Scan Resolution
Use this chart to see what resolution your ordered scans will be. Most popular is Medium Resolution jpeg which are pretty useful for most applications. Larger files are usually ordered for the final selects.
Darkrooms for hire, covering formats from 35mm up to 10x8 for colour and B&W printing.
Use our darkroom online booking system to check availability of darkrooms. If there’s a darkroom you require that’s not available online, please email: production@rapideye.uk.com
DARKROOM WORKSHOP AND MEMBERSHIP
There is no membership fee to join the darkroom although all newcomers will need to complete a darkroom workshop before being allowed to book any darkroom.
Our darkroom rentals now include Saturdays from 12-6pm. You can book 3hr or 6hr sessions HERE
Please email for workshop information: production@rapideye.uk.com or book HERE
Scanner Hire
A3 Epson Expression 10000XL flat bed for flat art work, print only.
Imacon 648 virtual drum scanner for photographic films up to 5x4 inch.
All Stations include Eizo screen, Scanner, MAC Mini software. Wetransfer, Wifi, Ethernet, Air dusters included. Communal work area with light box.
Need Help email. production@rapideye.uk.com
Hand Printing
A traditional print is made in the darkroom from a photographic negative. One of Rapid Eye's expert printers will make you a beautiful hand print to your exact specification. Whether you would like to instruct and leave us to it or if you would prefer a more collaborative approach it is totally up to you.
We also offer a one-to-one tuition printing workshop should you wish to learn the craft of hand printing and make your own c-type prints. Please email us about your job regarding the production of hand prints and prints with print scan: To Chris Cooke our Senior Printer. printing@rapideye.uk.com or Production@Rapideye.uk.com
Order Hand Prints
Prints made on Kodak Fuji and Ilford resin papers.If you also need a digital copy see our Print and Scan packages. Please email your instructions for colour density and crop to production@rapideye.uk.com
Dev and Contact & Dev, Scan and Contact
Black and White and Colour Traditional contact prints made by hand in the darkroom on photo paper.
We also have a Dev, Scan and Contact service, giving you medium JPG files with a contact sheet.
Please select paper type when ordering and add a note with delivery if you want the print colour and density to go a certain way - e.g. dark and slightly yellow etc.
Dev and Contact with Print scan.
This pack includes normal dev and contact service with added print scan of the contact at 800dpi for online editing and archiving. Scan does not have clean up but is closely checked over before sending via we transfer. Film plus prints can be collected in store or by post.
DEV SCAN & PRINT
Film processing scanned and machine prints (Digital C-Type) on fuji matt or gloss paper. Great for Albums, frames,series and book editing and portfolios. Scans will be delivered via Wetransfer email and film plus prints can be collected in store or by post.
BUY FILM
All films we sell are direct from the manufacturer to our fridges and then onto you. 100% guarantee that the film is fresh and has not been round the block. This ensures you get the best results.
