A Focus on Photographers
As you know, Negative Supply was founded by film photographers. AJ and myself have spent the last decade immersed in analogue photography - doing client work, photographing weddings, and dragging along antique cameras on travels across the world.
We truly believe that a future in film photography relies on simple, easy to use, and accessible tools. Products like our $499 Basic Kit provide you with what you need to scan 35mm film using a DSLR or Mirrorless camera you may already have - in less than 5 minutes. This is something we dreamed of while starting out in film, and are proud to have brought it to life.
As a small business, each and every person at Negative Supply works hard every day to create tools for photographers. Whether it’s Alan planning a week’s shipping manifests, Chris connecting with customers on a 1 to 1 basis, Diego programming the 3D printers to produce carbon fiber parts, Brennan sharing world class work on our IG, or Andy carefully assembling Film Carriers, we all work with a shared passion for an industry we’ve decided to dedicate our lives to.
Over the past 18 months, our small team has grown beyond our expectations, but at our core, we remain a small business. A business that’s still navigating a global pandemic, a business that’s trying our best to create impassioned owners, and a business that’s just trying to keep film alive. It’s our hope that this drive never diminishes, and that our Northstar never fades. You as the customer give us the ability to do our life’s best work, you allow us to create tools, and you inspire us every day.
Lower Lead Times
It’s been a very busy few weeks around the shop, but we’ve been working on a few things to improve our efficiency and make it easier for you to shop on our website. With hundreds of parts across dozens of products, the last few months have been focused on creating systems and processes to ensure parts arrive in time for orders going out.
We won’t sugar coat it, it has felt like an up hill battle at times trying to secure components during the pandemic, but we are incredibly happy with where things stand at the moment. Because of this, we’ve finally decided to create a lead time matrix with shipping windows that will be updated weekly. Below you will find the lead times that go live today, but keep in mind these will change quickly as we approach the end of the year.
Flat Rate Shipping
In addition to lead times now being much shorter, we’ve also created a system for shipping with flat rates around the world. The fact of the matter is that shipping can be very expensive for those not in The States, but through careful negotiations and increased order volumes, we’ve finally found a balance for shipping costs that feel right.
Of special note is our introduction of free shipping for all orders over $1500. We truly believe our ecosystem provides the absolute best results when our products used together, so we want to make it easy for you to choose a pre built kit, or put one together yourself that includes all of the components you need. Additionally, we’ve re-organized the shop page to make browsing product categories even easier.
Finally, we are incredibly excited for what’s to come in the next 6 months for Negative Supply. While we aren’t ready to release a product roadmap, we are confident in saying that the product lineup currently available is the best in the industry and has been worked on tirelessly by your fellow film photographers at Negative Supply.
Best,
Saxon
