Ilford HP5 35mm - 'loose'?

[perkeleellinen]

Never seen these before. Nordfoto in Germany is selling HP5 packaged rather like 120 film in individual foil wraps. Presumably there's no plastic container in the wrap, just the film. Looks like it's possible to buy the film in boxes of 50 like this.

Anyone ever come across these?

http://www.nordfoto.de/cgi-bin/nfvs...hhp+5:11110010!0,565477672521080,kl-ifilm1261

 

[Steve Smith]

I haven't seen this but it makes sense to reduce packaging. The plastic container's main use is protection when posting away for mail order so with the majority of black and white being home processed now they are probably superfluous.


Steve.

 

[Anon Ymous]

Yeah, interesting stuff, but the price isn't low because of the loose packaging:

ILFORD HP 5 Plus 400, 135-36 lose aus 50er Pack ** 01/2010 Garantie

Looks like it's just expired, should be absolutely fine though.

 

[ntenny]

I've bought these, I think over the counter in a local store. I don't remember the dates being particularly short; it seemed like maybe it was just a more space-efficient way to package film for storage loose in bins rather than in brick-piles on the shelf.

-NT

 

[El Gringo]

The last time I bought 35mm film from 7dayshop they came like that. I haven't had any problems with them, I think the canisters the film comes in are sturdy enough.

 

[railwayman3]

The last time I bought 35mm film from 7dayshop they came like that. I haven't had any problems with them, I think the canisters the film comes in are sturdy enough.

They're just individual films taken from the bulk packs (which you can buy yourself)....7dayshop say on their website that some films may be supplied in this way. Saves a few pence if you don't need the plastic containers or single retail cartons. It's not a new change in packing by Ilford.

 

[DLawson]

Never seen these before. Nordfoto in Germany is selling HP5 packaged rather like 120 film in individual foil wraps. Presumably there's no plastic container in the wrap, just the film. Looks like it's possible to buy the film in boxes of 50 like this.

That's what Ilford's 50 roll packs are -- film canisters in foil pouches.
I assume the FP4+ and Pan-F are the same.

 

[PhotoJim]

There was a time that all Ilford 35mm films came this way. When I first started buying Ilford products in the 1970s, the films came in black boxes but in foil, like 120 films, not in plastic canisters.

The film cartridges had pop-off ends, too, which was great if you wanted to keep them for bulk reloading, but was once annoying when I had the end pop off a brand new roll of film. Thankfully I hadn't shot anything on it yet so I didn't lose anything except the couple of dollars that a roll of film cost at the time.

 

[perkeleellinen]

That's what Ilford's 50 roll packs are -- film canisters in foil pouches.
I assume the FP4+ and Pan-F are the same.

Are the 50 roll packs sold in the US? I can't say I've ever seen them.

 

[flatulent1]

Some of them are available at B&H.

 

[DLawson]

Are the 50 roll packs sold in the US? I can't say I've ever seen them.

They are listed on B&H's and Freestyle's websites.

 

[cmacd123]

Over the years a lot of Photo shops used to have the "pro-packs" of 50 rolls on or near the counter as a a quick way to buy a couple of rolls of film. Kodak used to have the rolls in Cans with a label on the top, and only of the professional rolls. I think that was the only way they sold the Ektapress line (I used to love to play with Ektapress 3200 - you don't know what you got til its gone.)

The original market for the 50 roll boxed was in fact probaly news photographers.

Any time I have seen the packs for sale they were no cheaper than the regular package.

 

[pentaxuser]

It might have just expired but it's still quite a bargain. In pound sterling terms it looks to be about £1.90 which represents about a 90% reduction in the average price for in-date stock in the U.K. I couldn't see postage and packing but if Nordphoto is willing to post to the U.K. I doubt if p&p is much more than p&p in the U.K. Before the collapse of the pound v euro, I could have imagined some e-bay sellers buying a large stock and then releasing it on the U.K. e-bay over time for a reasonable profit. Might still be the case even now.

If kept under proper conditions 2 months out of date is nothing

pentaxuser

 

[perkeleellinen]

Nordfoto certainly ships to the UK, I've bought Agfa Portrait 160 from them.