For Sale [DEADLINE PASSED] Astrum/Svema B&W film group buy! Cheap sheet film of ANY SIZE, and bulk DOUBLE PERF 16mm film, 35mm film, and 120 width roll film!

[KitosLAB]

Any idea what their cassettes are like? Are they metal or plastic?

Plastic. The coil does not have a slot, the edge of the film must be glued with adhesive tape. Can't add photo here

 

[KitosLAB]

Ah well I already put in an order for 10 rolls but maybe for the future it would be a good idea! It came to €62 but I'm not sure how much of that is postage costs. I'll send a follow-up question to them about that.

The most difficult thing is to send from Ukraine to Ireland and Germany. Ireland has very demanding customs. Once, even before the war, I sent a completely new FED5V camera to Ireland. Customs did not let her through, but perhaps I made a mistake - a gap in the customs code. But I returned the money to the buyer, but the camera was not returned to me))) In Germany, you need to indicate the code for the disposal of the packaging. And also VAT = 20%, I don’t know if you still have to pay it.

 

[Revenant]

The most difficult thing is to send from Ukraine to Ireland and Germany. Ireland has very demanding customs. Once, even before the war, I sent a completely new FED5V camera to Ireland. Customs did not let her through, but perhaps I made a mistake - a gap in the customs code. But I returned the money to the buyer, but the camera was not returned to me))) In Germany, you need to indicate the code for the disposal of the packaging. And also VAT = 20%, I don’t know if you still have to pay it.

Interesting information. Thank you!

 

[MCB18]

One day left to put in your order!

Ah well I already put in an order for 10 rolls but maybe for the future it would be a good idea! It came to €62 but I'm not sure how much of that is postage costs. I'll send a follow-up question to them about that.

10 rolls of what, pre-packed film? Hopefully they haven't raised the prices. They said the sheet I have is accurate…

 

[KitosLAB]

One day left to put in your order!



10 rolls of what, pre-packed film? Hopefully they haven't raised the prices. They said the sheet I have is accurate…

The price that I see now in Telegram is 4.5 EUR per roll of packaged film

 

[Revenant]

One day left to put in your order!



10 rolls of what, pre-packed film? Hopefully they haven't raised the prices. They said the sheet I have is accurate…

400 ISO 135-36.

 

[Revenant]

The price that I see now in Telegram is 4.5 EUR per roll of packaged film

That's still pretty good. Similar to Foma 100.

 

[MCB18]

The price that I see now in Telegram is 4.5 EUR per roll of packaged film

Can you send me a link to where you see this? Because if the prices went up, it might completely screw up everything.

EDIT: OH WAIT I’m an idiot, I was looking at the per meter price. That is the price listed on the sheet I have. Oops!

 

[KitosLAB]

Can you send me a link to where you see this? Because if the prices went up, it might completely screw up everything.

This is a link in Telegram. What final amount did you expect? Along with delivery

 

[henryyjjames]

Edit: already answered

 

[henryyjjames]

Does anyone know what developers these films respond well with?

 

[MCB18]

This is a link in Telegram. What final amount did you expect? Along with delivery

Thanks, it looks like I do have the correct sheet, I was just looking at the wrong product lol.

For 10 rolls, €45 + €17 shipping sounds right for Europe.

 

[jordanka16]

Does anyone know what developers these films respond well with?

This guy had pretty good results with the usual suspects (D76, HC110, pyro)

Film Review Blog No. 58 – Svema Foto FN64

If the standard Svema Foto films are too grainy for you, how about stepping it down a notch and picking up a roll of Foto FN64, or FN64. Before this review, I had only shot

www.alexluyckx.com

Film Review Blog No. 29 – Svema Foto 100

Svema, or by its proper name, Свема, is a film stock that is relatively unknown here in North America. But if you're a fan of the Film Photography Podcast you will have heard of Svema.

www.alexluyckx.com

I am getting some sheet film, and will likely use HC110 and 510 pyro to develop mine.

 

[MCB18]

Does anyone know what developers these films respond well with?

From what I’ve heard, Foto 100, 200, 400 film is most likely Agfa Aviphot 80 and/or 200. From what little information I can find, it seems like Foto 100 is 80, and 200/400 is 200. FN-64 is either Aviphot 80 or some Tasma film stock. The other stocks I have literally zero clue about, but probably Tasma. They aren’t super willing to outright say where they get their master rolls (fair, I guess), so I can’t confirm any of this, just some good guesses. Hopefully that can help you find a developer that works.

 

[henryyjjames]

This guy had pretty good results with the usual suspects (D76, HC110, pyro)

Film Review Blog No. 58 – Svema Foto FN64

If the standard Svema Foto films are too grainy for you, how about stepping it down a notch and picking up a roll of Foto FN64, or FN64. Before this review, I had only shot

www.alexluyckx.com

Film Review Blog No. 29 – Svema Foto 100

Svema, or by its proper name, Свема, is a film stock that is relatively unknown here in North America. But if you're a fan of the Film Photography Podcast you will have heard of Svema.

www.alexluyckx.com

I am getting some sheet film, and will likely use HC110 and 510 pyro to develop mine.

Ok, nice. I'm going to get some sheet film for myself as well. I'm also going to sample the 35mm films they have and see what I like, and then maybe next fall I will order a massive amount for my college photography society. I'll probably try developing them in HC110 first—that's what I supply for the college darkrooms.

 

[jordanka16]

Ok, nice. I'm going to get some sheet film for myself as well. I'm also going to sample the 35mm films they have and see what I like, and then maybe next fall I will order a massive amount for my college photography society. I'll probably try developing them in HC110 first—that's what I supply for the college darkrooms.

They're supposed to be grainy, so if I was getting some roll film I would be inclined to try it in perceptol as well and see how it did, with the usual extra exposure. For sheet film I don't bother, the grain is small enough anyway.

At this price experimentation is affordable, and by all accounts people have great results with this film, I'm ordering 100 sheets and am seriously considering doubling that before tomorrow.

 

[Minox]

Bought some 40 rolls of film from Svema last month. Have shot a couple of them, just to get an idea, and have posted some results on my site. Not very detailed articles, just the basics, but for what is worth, you may check them here.

Re the shipping and transit time, these were all right. The box of films arrived in about 6 days, which is really good, considering what happens in that country. Communication was great, and the shipping charges were not exceeding common sense.

Hope this is useful.

 

[KitosLAB]

Thank you very much for your review! Yes, indeed, the developer prioritizes yellow as a result of development. And the film itself has a certain smell, very familiar, but I can’t remember what it is))) What really annoys me in cassettes is that they are often not fully covered tightly. Perhaps for this reason, the very first film I had with a veil. Bad eyesight and I didn't notice it right away. And in general, the cassettes are closed by snapping and not twisting, as it was in the Soviet version. I recently developed Svema400. Developed Microphen in a 1:1 dilution for 22 minutes. I determined the time of manifestation according to "Method 3.14", I created a separate topic for it. The result satisfied me completely.
P/S You have a wonderful site! I bookmarked it. Is it made on some platform or written by hand?

 

[Minox]

Thank you very much for your review! Yes, indeed, the developer prioritizes yellow as a result of development. And the film itself has a certain smell, very familiar, but I can’t remember what it is))) What really annoys me in cassettes is that they are often not fully covered tightly. Perhaps for this reason, the very first film I had with a veil. Bad eyesight and I didn't notice it right away. And in general, the cassettes are closed by snapping and not twisting, as it was in the Soviet version. I recently developed Svema400. Developed Microfen in a 1:1 dilution for 22 minutes. I determined the time of manifestation according to "Method 3.14", I created a separate topic for it. The result satisfied me completely.
P/S You have a wonderful site! I bookmarked it. Is it made on some platform or written by hand?

Thank you for your kind words. The articles are all written by myself. Can you point me to the Microphen results, please?

 

[KitosLAB]

Sorry for my English)) I didn't mean your articles, but the technical side of the site. Is it some kind of platform like Word Press? I can't post a photo in this thread, so I'll give a link to one photo from my instagram. This is a very simple Premier Point and Shoot camera that is always in my backpack.

 

[Minox]

Sorry for my English)) I didn't mean your articles, but the technical side of the site. Is it some kind of platform like Word Press? I can't post a photo in this thread, so I'll give a link to one photo from my instagram. This is a very simple Premier Point and Shoot camera that is always in my backpack.

Wordpress it is, some theme I really fancied at the time. Thank you for the link, will have a look.

 

[MCB18]

Last day to get your order in! The spreadsheet will close at 6:00 pm Eastern Time! At that point, no new items can be added, but items may be removed before payment is complete.

I will take payment via PayPal. G&S or F&F is fine, but the buyer needs to pay the G&S fee. I believe it is 4%, but I’m not sure right off the top of my head.

Payment for the cost of film and labor will be collected first, and when the film arrives, I will take payment of shipping within the US/Canada. This should hopefully allow a more accurate shipping price, hopefully avoiding estimating the cost too high/low, and causing confusion.

More information on where to send payment will be messaged to individual buyers once I receive a quote from Astrum/Svema.

 

[henryyjjames]

The most difficult thing is to send from Ukraine to Ireland and Germany. Ireland has very demanding customs. Once, even before the war, I sent a completely new FED5V camera to Ireland. Customs did not let her through, but perhaps I made a mistake - a gap in the customs code. But I returned the money to the buyer, but the camera was not returned to me))) In Germany, you need to indicate the code for the disposal of the packaging. And also VAT = 20%, I don’t know if you still have to pay it.

Yea, I kinda knew that Ireland was pretty difficult with shipping. I HATE paying the VAT and import fees— I basically end up paying double for everything. If I do another order, I might send it to the states then.

 

[LeoniD]

but I can’t remember what it is

Creosote. It smells an awful lot like creosote, at least according to my nose

Perhaps for this reason, the very first film I had with a veil

Fog caused by a light leak wouldn't be uniform. These cassettes are still closed by twisting btw, it's just a bit trickier to get right because of slightly longer light trap.
Contrary to Minox's opinion, the light traps are most likely not inserted by hand, because soviet cassettes (Svema was manufactured in cassettes too, not just foil and paper) were manufactured on an automated line

 

[jordanka16]

Yea, I kinda knew that Ireland was pretty difficult with shipping. I HATE paying the VAT and import fees— I basically end up paying double for everything. If I do another order, I might send it to the states then.

Since OP elected not to continue the group buy I contacted them to purchase it myself, the total price with shipping came out almost exactly what I was going to pay through the group buy.

I suspect if you were only ordering a little, it would be expensive, but if you're ordering $100+ of film you might want to contact them, they are very responsive through Instagram given the time difference (11 hours for me).