List of photographic equipment makers


This list of photographic equipment makers lists companies that manufacture equipment for photography.

Camera and lens manufacturers

Note that producers whose only presence in the photo industry at any time has been the manufacture of digital cameras are listed separately on the List 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 an OEM arrangement. Some camera makers design lenses but outsource 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 as microscopes, telescopes, spotting scopes and so forth can be used as photographic lenses; manufacturers of these types of equipment are not included here.

Manufacturers of cameras or lenses and filters

Former producers of film cameras who now make digital cameras

Former producers of cameras or lenses and filters

List of camera accessory makers

List of photographic film, paper & chemistry brands and manufacturers

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 on their current capability.

Current

  • ADOX Brand of B&W & Colour films, papers and chemistry. Film conversion capability. Resurrecting an Agfa Coater and access to former Ilford Imaging coater.
  • Agfa-Gevaert Manufacturer of B&W Aerofilms & Microfilms. Business to business.
  • AgfaPhoto Holdings GMBH Brand of B&W films.
  • Bergger Brand of B&W film
  • Calbe Chemie Manufacture of photographic chemicals
  • Carestream Manufacture of Kodak RA4 papers..
  • Champion Manufacture of photographic chemicals
  • Compard Manufacture/packing of photographic chemicals
  • Cinestill Converting/packing Kodak Motion Picture film without Remjet layer.
  • FILM Ferrania Small scale manufacturer of B&W film
  • Film Washi Handcrafted B&W film.
  • Foma Bohemia Manufacture of B&W films, X-Ray and Industrial films & contract manufacture. B&W photographic chemicals and papers
  • Fotospeed Brand of photographic chemicals and papers
  • Fujifilm Manufacture of Black and white and color film, instant film, Microfilms & RA4 paper. Fuji Hunt subsidiary producing color photographic chemicals.
  • Harman Technology Manufacturer of B&W films & photographic papers under ILFORD and Kentmere Brands. Also contract manufacture. B&W chemicals
  • Inoviscoat Business to business, now part of ORWO.
  • Island Polymer Industries, Triacetate Cellulose film production using former ORWO Wolfen facility, largest cast film manufacturer in Europe.
  • Kentmere Brand of B&W film and papers – see Harman Technology
  • Kodak Manufacture of B&W & Color film including Cine films.
  • Kodak Alaris Distribution and marketing of Kodak still products and B&W Photographic chemicals..
  • Kono! B&W and 'Creative' pre exposed color films.
  • Lomography Brand. B&W & Color films. & Foma & Inoviscoat
  • Lucky Film Manufacture of B&W & Color films. Ceased photographic film production in 2012 2018. In March 2024, China Lucky Film announced the resumption of B&W film production.
  • Moersch Photographic chemicals
  • Oriental Brand. B&W film
  • ORWO Brand of Filmotec. B&W cinefilms. Now merged with Inoviscoat under ORWO brand.
  • Polaroid B.V. Manufacturer of B&W and color instant film.
  • Rera Conversion of B&W and color reversal film for 127 cameras
  • Revelog Creative color films.
  • Rollei Brand of Maco Photo Products B&W and Color film.. B&W/Color photographic chemicals
  • Shanghai Manufacturer of B&W film, re-packaged ORWO cinefilms
  • Silberra Brand of B&W films
  • Sinopromise Kodak Flexicolor Chemistry and conversion/packing of Kodak RA4 paper.
  • Slavich Manufacturer of B&W photographic paper; Micron Division, photographic plates and films.
  • SPUR Manufacturer of photographic chemicals
  • Svema Brand of Astrum Holdings. Converting/packing 3rd party B&W & Color aerofilms
  • Tasma Manufacturer of Aerofilms. Business to business only.
  • Tetenal Manufacture/packing of photographic chemicals under own brand and for Ilford & Kodak. Receivership in 2018.
  • Yodica Creative color films.

Former

  • AgfaPhoto GMBH 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 Manufacture of B&W films and IR film. Closed 2012.
  • ERA Manufacture of B&W film. 80% holding acquired by Kodak China in 1998. Closed 2008.
  • Faber chemistry
  • Ferrania Major producer of B&W film, cine film, color negative and reversal white label films and own Solaris brand. Closed 2012, Formerly owned by 3M and spun out into Imation. Sold x-ray business to Kodak. See FILM Ferrania.
  • Forte Manufacture of B&W film. Closed 2007
  • Fuda Manufacture of B&W and Color film. Closed
  • Hauff AG B&W film, paper
  • Herzog Manufacture of B&W film, closed 1964
  • Hindustan Photo Films
  • Ilford Imaging Ilfochrome/Cibachrome. Sold in 2005, plant closed 2013. See ADOX.
  • Ilford Imaging B&W film. Receivership 2004. Rescued in management buy out. See Harman Technology.
  • Kentmere B&W Papers. Acquired by Harman Technology 2007. Plant in Kentmere, Cumbria closed.
  • Konica Major color film producer including white label brands, merged with Minolta, Closed film business in 2006.
  • Kranseder
  • Leonar Manufacture of B&W papers
  • Mimosa Manufacture of B&W papers & films
  • Negra Manufacture of B&W film. Closed 1984
  • ORWO See ORWO.
  • Perutz-Photowerke
  • Polaroid Bankrupt 2001 & 2008. See Polaroid B.V.
  • Revue
  • Svema Major soviet manufacturer of B&W, Colour negative and reversal film. Ceased production of film in 2000. Now a brand owned by Astrum.
  • Tura Manufacture of B&W papers & films
  • Valca, Manufacture of B&W & X-ray film, from 1940 to 1993.

List of darkroom equipment manufacturers

Current

  • AP Photo Industries Darkroom equipment, film cartridges and cartridge loading equipment, disposable cameras
  • Beseler Photographic enlargers
  • De Vere Digital enlargers. Previous manufacturer of quality analog photographic enlargers.
  • Dunco, Photographic enlargers
  • Jobo Film/Photo processors
  • Fujifilm Frontier minlabs
  • Kaiser Photographic enlargers and easels
  • Kienzle Photographic enlargers
  • LPL Photographic enlargers and easels
  • Noritsu dry/wet minlabs
  • Nova darkroom Film/Photo process equipment
  • Omega Photographic enlargers
  • Paterson Photo processing equipment
  • SDS Manufacture of RH Designs exposure meters

Former

  • Agfa Photographic enlargers, minilabs
  • Durst Photographic enlargers and related products, ceased production in 2007. Now produces inkjet printers
  • Meopta Ceased Photographic enlarger production 2006.
  • Leitz Focomat photographic enlargers
  • Konica Minolta Minlabs, photographic enlargers, film scanners. Exited photo business in 2006.
  • Phototherm Sidekick photo processors. Ceased production/support 2018.
  • Photon Beard Easels. Main specialism lighting.

List of semiconductor sensor makers or designers

Sensor types CCD, CMOS, NMOS, PMOS