Are you guys stockpiling or using your film constantly?

[blockend]

Bulk buying only became interesting to me as film stocks died out. Before that I just bought what I needed. In the UK one of the few cheap things we can buy is Poundland film, AKA AgfaVista 200, AKA Fujicolor 200. I began to stockpile that as inexpensive things never last over here, and sure enough £1 Kodak ran out, as did Fuji, then Agfa 36 exp, then 400 ASA film, and now supplies of 24 exp Vista 200 are intermittent. With a tweak it can be made to look like much more expensive films, though without their exposure latitude.

The only stuff I miss is very fast and slow ISO B&W film, Agfapan 25 is especially lamented in 35mm and 120. In medium format sizes it was indistinguishable from large format up to 15" prints, without the hassle of a view camera. Regarding outdated stock, I've never been able to find it sufficiently cheap to avoid buying an in-date equivalent, but perhaps I'm not looking hard enough.

 

[RattyMouse]

It wasnt that long ago when Acros was $2.5/roll. With all the price increases, I WISH I had stock piled ACROS at that price. Would have been a nice cost savings.

 

[Thomas Bertilsson]

When the teacher was saying iambic pentameter,

I was thinking pentaprism and handheld light meter.

That was a good laugh...

 

[amellice]

Trix and Ilford 50 usually get used fast cause these are what I use often, also portra 400 and ektar and velvia 50 and provia 100. Any other film would stay for a while in my fridge. However I want to start stocking Fuji chromes incase they decided to discontinue any of them

 

[destroya]

I only buy in bulk when a good deal presents itself. sometimes that happens a few times in a month, other times not for a year or so. otherwise I buy 3-6 months worth at a time. I try to buy fresh to keep sales up