Note that producers whose only presence in the photo industry at any time has been the manufacture of digital cameras (Logitech, for example, which has madeWebcams) are listed separately on theList of digital camera brands.
There is not a very clear distinguishing line between camera producers and lens producers; many companies do both, or have done both at one time or another. Some camera manufacturers sell lenses made by others as their own, in anOEM arrangement. Some camera makers design lenses butoutsource manufacture. Some lens makers have cameras made to sell under their own brand name. A few companies are only in the lens business. Some camera companies make no lenses, but usually at least sell a lens from some lens maker with their cameras as part of a package.
Note that many optical instruments such asmicroscopes,telescopes,spotting scopes and so forth can be used as photographic lenses; manufacturers of these types of equipment are not included here (unless they also make more conventional photo gear).
Note films, paper and chemicals may be sold by a manufacturer who has produced the product under their own brand or alternatively under a brand name owned by one party, with manufacture and packaging of the product outsourced to third parties as well as many permutations of these options. Therefore, this list includes both brands and manufacturers with information (where known) on their current capability.
ADOX (Germany) Brand of B&W & Colour films, papers and chemistry. (Film 3rd party commissioned and Agfa-gevaert material) Film conversion capability. Resurrecting an Agfa Coater and access to former Ilford Imaging (Marly, Switzerland) coater.
Agfa-Gevaert (Belgium) Manufacturer of B&W Aerofilms & Microfilms. Business to business.[1]
AgfaPhoto Holdings GMBH (Germany) Brand of B&W films. (Manufacture by Harman Technology)
Bergger (France) Brand of B&W film (Manufacture by Inoviscoat)[2]
Calbe Chemie (Germany) Manufacture of photographic chemicals (formerly part of Agfa Wolfen/ORWO)[3]
Carestream (USA) Manufacture of Kodak RA4 papers. (Formerly part of Kodak).
Champion (Malaysia) Manufacture of photographic chemicals[4]
Compard (Germany) Manufacture/packing of photographic chemicals (ex Agfa products formerly supplied by Agfa chemical plant in Vaihingen-Enzs closed 2015)
Cinestill (USA) Converting/packing Kodak Motion Picture film without Remjet layer.[5]
FILMFerrania (Italy) Small scale manufacturer of B&W film
Foma Bohemia (Czech Republic) Manufacture of B&W films, X-Ray and Industrial films & contract manufacture. B&W photographic chemicals and papers[7]
Fotospeed (UK) Brand of photographic chemicals and papers[8]
Fujifilm (Japan) Manufacture of Black and white and color film,instant film, Microfilms & RA4 paper. Fuji Hunt subsidiary producing color photographic chemicals.
Harman Technology (UK) Manufacturer of B&W films & photographic papers underILFORD and Kentmere Brands. Also contract manufacture. B&W chemicals (produced by Tetenal)
Inoviscoat (Germany) Manufactures film components for other brands, including Impossible Project, ADOX) Business to business, now part of ORWO.
Island Polymer Industries, Triacetate Cellulose (TAC) film production using former ORWO Wolfen facility, largest cast film manufacturer in Europe.[9]
Kentmere (UK) Brand of B&W film and papers – see Harman Technology
Kodak (USA) Manufacture of B&W & Color film including Cine films.
Kodak Alaris (UK) Distribution and marketing of Kodak still products and B&W Photographic chemicals. (RA4 Paper and color chemicals business sold to Sinopromise in 2020).
Kono! (Austria) B&W and 'Creative' pre exposed color films.(using 3rd party stock)
Lomography (Austria) Brand. B&W & Color films. (Manufacture by Kodak (Color negative) & Foma (B&W) & Inoviscoat (special colors/Kino films)
Lucky Film (China) Manufacture of B&W & Color films. Ceased photographic film production in 2012 (Color) 2018 (B&W). In March 2024, China Lucky Film announced the resumption of B&W film production.
Moersch (Germany) Photographic chemicals
Oriental (Japan) Brand. B&W film (Manufacture by Harman Technology)
ORWO (Germany) Brand of Filmotec. B&W cinefilms. Now merged with Inoviscoat under ORWO brand.
Polaroid B.V. (Netherlands) (was Impossible Project, then Polaroid Originals) Manufacturer of B&W and colorinstant film.
Rera (Japan) Conversion of B&W and color reversal film for 127 cameras (using 3rd party stock)
Revelog (Austria) Creative (pre-exposed) color films. (using 3rd party stock)
Rollei (Germany) Brand ofMaco Photo Products B&W and Color film. (Manufactured by Agfa-Gevaert and Harman Technology). B&W/Color photographic chemicals
Shanghai (China) Manufacturer of B&W film, re-packaged ORWO cinefilms
Silberra (Russia) Brand of B&W films (Converting/packing Agfa-Gevaert B&W aerofilms)
Sinopromise (China) Kodak Flexicolor Chemistry and conversion/packing of Kodak RA4 paper. (Coated by Carestream)
Slavich (Russia) Manufacturer of B&W photographic paper; Micron Division, photographic plates and films.[10]
SPUR (Germany) Manufacturer of photographic chemicals
Svema (Ukraine) Brand of Astrum Holdings. Converting/packing 3rd party B&W & Color aerofilms
Tasma (Russia) Manufacturer of Aerofilms. Business to business only.
Tetenal (Germany) Manufacture/packing of photographic chemicals under own brand and for Ilford & Kodak. Receivership in 2018.
Yodica (Italy) Creative (pre-exposed) color films. (using 3rd party stock)
AgfaPhoto GMBH (Leverkusen, Germany) Major producer of B&W and color negative and reversal films, papers and chemicals. Spun off from Agfa-Gevaert in 2004. Production ended 2005. Now a brand under Agfaphoto Holdings GMBH.
Efke (Yugoslavia/Croatia) Manufacture of B&W films (the oldADOX formulas) and IR film. Closed 2012.
ERA (China) Manufacture of B&W film. 80% holding acquired by Kodak China in 1998. Closed 2008.[11]
Faber (Germany) chemistry
Ferrania (Italy) Major producer of B&W film, cine film, color negative and reversal white label films and own Solaris brand. Closed 2012, Formerly owned by3M and spun out intoImation. Sold x-ray business to Kodak. See FILM Ferrania.
Forte (Hungary) Manufacture of B&W film. Closed 2007
Fuda (China) Manufacture of B&W and Color film. Closed
Hauff AG (Germany) B&W film, paper
Herzog (Bremen, Germany) Manufacture of B&W film, closed 1964
Ilford Imaging (Switzerland) Ilfochrome/Cibachrome. Sold in 2005, plant closed 2013. See ADOX.
Ilford Imaging (UK) B&W film. Receivership 2004. Rescued in management buy out. SeeHarman Technology.
Kentmere (UK) B&W Papers. Acquired by Harman Technology 2007. Plant in Kentmere, Cumbria closed.
Konica (Japan) Major color film producer including white label brands, merged withMinolta, Closed film business in 2006.
Kranseder (Munic, Germany)
Leonar (Hamburg, Germany) Manufacture of B&W papers
Mimosa (Dresden, Kiel, Germany) Manufacture of B&W papers & films
Negra (Spain) Manufacture of B&W film. Closed 1984[12]
ORWO (Germany) (bankrupt 1995, Trademark sold to two different companies. Motion Picture stock now made by Filmotec, processing business sold to another firm.) See ORWO.
Polaroid (USA) Bankrupt 2001 & 2008. See Polaroid B.V.
Revue (a label owned by Foto-Quelle, a subsidiary of Quelle, known asArcandor today; several sources claim thatRevue films were actually repackaged stock leftover of other companies, first Fuji/3M, later Agfa)
Svema (Ukraine) Major soviet manufacturer of B&W, Colour negative and reversal film. Ceased production of film in 2000. Now a brand owned by Astrum.
Tura (Germany) Manufacture of B&W papers & films
Valca (Spain), Manufacture of B&W & X-ray film, from 1940 to 1993.
