Cheap Color and B&W Film

AlexG · Jun 16, 2009

I will be leaving for a trip to Japan in about 2 weeks, and I need film!

Could someone point me to a place that sells cheap film besides ultrafine and ebay in the United States? Tri-x, Fujicolor Pro, Kodak Portra, Superia......ect.

Expired and cold stored film is ok for what I'm doing.

Thanks

BetterSense · Jun 16, 2009

Freestylephoto sells Tri-X for $2.19/roll under their Arista Premium brand.

Around here you can buy Superia 200 for right around a buck a roll at walmart.

phenix · Jun 16, 2009

If you’re located or will visit Montreal, PM me please. I have about 30 rolls in total, of Konica VX-100 (low contrast) & VX-200 (high contrast), all negatives in 35mm size and 24 or 24+3 frames per roll. They expired in 2006 (VX-100) and in 2008 (VX-200), but I kept them in the freezer since before the expiring date. Make me an offer if you’re interested in, but don’t ask me to mail them: pick-up only. I’m selling them because I only do B&W now.

driver8 · Jun 17, 2009

The question however is if you really need to buy film when going to Japan - the place where the best films actually come from. If I were you I'd rather browse the web for the local photographic shops or try to ask for a tip here. Then I'd probably buy a couple of rolls just to get by till landing. My understanding is that Fuji is anyway cheaper in Japan than when it's exported to somewhere else.

PhotoJim · Jun 17, 2009

$2 a roll for fresh Superia 100, 200 and 400 at adorama and B&H (grey market but in date). I've shot tons of it and had good luck.

I like the idea of buying it in Japan though. Saves you an x-ray pass. Just take a handful of rolls with you to buy you a day or two.

mbabnik · Jun 18, 2009

I was there three weeks ago and and was so sorry because I didn't take my film camera with me. You can fimd a lot of interesting and cheap films there.

Miha

sbelyaev · Jun 19, 2009

The cost of film is a tiny fraction of the total price of your trip.
Why would you try to save $20-30?
Get the most expensive film or the film you like. To recover the difference just don't do to starbucks in the airport.

Ektagraphic · Jun 20, 2009

BJ's sells Kodak Gold in 10 packs for $13 I believe.

firecracker · Jun 20, 2009

In Japan, you might wanna check Yodobashi Camera and Bic Camera stores.

2F/2F · Jun 20, 2009

For the Tri-X, I'd go for Arista Premium 400 for $2.19 per roll for 36 exp. At that price for new film, expired Tri-X is hardly worth it. This is especially true with faster films that do not keep as well as slower ones.

For color, Fuji Superia Press is my recommendation. I am particularly partial to the X-Tra 800 at $3 a roll for 36 exp.

Sometimes you can get the amateur version of Superia in 24 exp. rolls at places like Wal-Mart for very good prices. It is the same film as the Press, which is a professional film, but has a slightly different color balance to offset the effects of the relatively slow use and unrefrigerated storage that is expected of "consumers". Like I said, same film, though.

This is assuming 35mm, of course.

alan doyle · Jun 20, 2009

some of the photos store in japan have bargain bins with fantastic cheap exotica,buy a little in your country but get the rest in japan.
stocks like fuji natura, Fortia SP, Fuji Neopan SS and Fuji presto are only made for that market, ilford,agfa konica and kodak are pretty easy to find.
buy some natura and fortia cheap and sell it when you are home it will get snapped up.

nocrop · Jun 20, 2009

I like B&H's 100-foot rolls of Fuji Pro160S for $50.

Cheap Color and B&W Film

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