Per frame

[Horatio]

I took 7 frames this weekend at a total cost of $12.66, or roughly $1.82 each. And that's ignoring the cost of developing, scanning or printing.

Once you shoot 4x5, 35mm cost per frame seems insignificant.

Yes. It’s all relative.

 

[Cholentpot]

I took 7 frames this weekend at a total cost of $12.66, or roughly $1.82 each. And that's ignoring the cost of developing, scanning or printing.

Once you shoot 4x5, 35mm cost per frame seems insignificant.

Xray film.

Expired Xray film.

Xray film from hospital that's switching over.

 

[grat]

Xray film.

Expired Xray film.

Xray film from hospital that's switching over.

Doesn't do IR photography very well. I consider shooting with expired film to be akin to a gambler's addiction.

 

[removed account4]

I consider shooting with expired film to be akin to a gambler's addiction.

huh
I have been shooting expired film ( 4x4, 5x7 and 8x10 ) and paper negatives unto 11x14 for more then 20 years..
never had a bad roll or bad sheet even when it was royal pan 1250

 

[Maris]

Surely the film cost per frame is trivial compared to the value of the sheets of 8x10 (or bigger!) photographic paper that those negatives are going to be enlarged onto. Surely no one produces negatives with the intention of discarding them as useless.
There is another technology widely available where pictures can be produced endlessly at no cost and no consequences.

 

[removed account4]

There is another technology widely available where pictures can be produced endlessly at no cost and no consequences.

you must be joking .....

the only device that is similar to the one you have described is it the eyeballs on one's head and the brain they are attached to.
images produced endlessly no cost no consequences -- old tech.

 

[Cholentpot]

Doesn't do IR photography very well. I consider shooting with expired film to be akin to a gambler's addiction.

Excellent way to learn the ropes of LF though. And expired film can be a gamble but if you know what to test for it's not too much of a risk.

 

[Bill Burk]

I took 7 frames this weekend at a total cost of $12.66, or roughly $1.82 each. And that's ignoring the cost of developing, scanning or printing.

Once you shoot 4x5, 35mm cost per frame seems insignificant.

When I go up in format I take fewer shots. The way it feels? I pretty much shoot the same square inches of film no matter where my adventures take me.

 

[summicron1]

What is the per frame cost?
36 exp roll is $7.90 but the bulk 100' roll is $107.00. Thank you

you get 20 rolls of 36 from a 100 foot roll, give or take.

Do the math.

 

[AgX]

today, the cost of bulk loading is not a huge savings, in fact the cost of the equipment to do the bulk loading will eat any savings off your first couple of bulk rolls.

The only non-household necessity aside of the film are cassettes to fill.
Typically reloadable cassettes are used, where one takes out the spool and winds the film on. But used cassettes can be employed too, if they have not been broken open and a piece of film is still sticking out. Problem here is the safe sticking together of the film ends. Once tackled, this approach means zero equipment costs for bulk loading.

 

[grat]

When I go up in format I take fewer shots. The way it feels? I pretty much shoot the same square inches of film no matter where my adventures take me.

I know. What I was basically getting to is that if you're going to shoot film, cost-per-frame is "sort of" useful in terms of budgeting, but honestly, if you're that worried about cost, this might not be a good hobby.

 

[Ces1um]

I love listening to the prices you guys get for film. To buy tri-x here it's $16 and another $21 to process it and provide low res scans. Develop and prints (no scans) is $28! Then you have to add 15% sales tax. About $43 bucks to shoot a roll and get low res scans. That doesn't even give me any prints! The cheapest I can buy film locally is Ilford delta 100 for $9. It's an expensive hobby but you have to spend your money on something.

 

[abruzzi]

The only non-household necessity aside of the film are cassettes to fill.
Typically reloadable cassettes are used, where one takes out the spool and winds the film on. But used cassettes can be employed too, if they have not been broken open and a piece of film is still sticking out. Problem here is the safe sticking together of the film ends. Once tackled, this approach means zero equipment costs for bulk loading.

You neglected to quote the part of my post that explicitly mentioned other possibilities:

(assuming that you purchase a loader and reloadable cassettes, you could however do the entire process with nothing more than scissors, a roll of tape, and a bunch of old 35mm cassettes that you saved.)

 

[Whomever]

I took 7 frames this weekend at a total cost of $12.66, or roughly $1.82 each. And that's ignoring the cost of developing, scanning or printing.

Once you shoot 4x5, 35mm cost per frame seems insignificant.

True 4x5 and up makes 35mm cost trivial

 

[grat]

True 4x5 and up makes 35mm cost trivial

To be honest, I was expecting someone who shoots 8x10 to point and laugh.

 

[Bill Burk]

I used to know what it cost per shot when I was shooting slides. It was around fifty cents. But because my black and white film shooting and processing costs are all “sunk costs” now, I don’t even think about it. When I feel sociable I saunter down to Kaufmann cameras to browse for miscellany like filters, lens tissue, etc. I pick up between three and six rolls of film and pay whatever Ron says I owe. I think he gives me the student discount

 

[CMoore]

I love listening to the prices you guys get for film. To buy tri-x here it's $16 and another $21 to process it and provide low res scans. Develop and prints (no scans) is $28! Then you have to add 15% sales tax. About $43 bucks to shoot a roll and get low res scans. That doesn't even give me any prints! The cheapest I can buy film locally is Ilford delta 100 for $9. It's an expensive hobby but you have to spend your money on something.

Wow, that is a lot.
Is Nova Scotia pretty expensive for many products, or is it mainly just the film. for you.?

 

[RalphLambrecht]

What is the per frame cost?
36 exp roll is $7.90 but the bulk 100' roll is $107.00. Thank you

I don't really care as long as I get something worthwhile on it.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

No one has mentioned the packaging reduction aspect. If you are using reloadable cassettes, then there is less waste generated per roll than with standard prepackaged rolls.

I roll my own just for the fun of it, not really the cost savings or the environmental impact, just for the fun of it. I'm into film because it is more tactile and I get to interface with the tangible world, and loading my own film is just one more part of that interaction.

You may get a kick out of refining your own crude oil into gasoline or raising your own sheep to spin your own wool. I thought, since the neolithic revolution, we don't have to do it all ourselves anymore.

 

[Maris]

you must be joking .....

the only device that is similar to the one you have described is it the eyeballs on one's head and the brain they are attached to.
images produced endlessly no cost no consequences -- old tech.

Joking? Not really. This very day I saw a person produce and display dozens of pictures in a few minutes at no cost and without the consumption of any material substance. They used a telephone.

 

[foc]

since the neolithic revolution, we don't have to do it all ourselves anymore.

For some of us, the neolithic revolution is not that long ago.

 

[ciniframe]

What is the per frame cost?
36 exp roll is $7.90 but the bulk 100' roll is $107.00. Thank you

With 35mm my cost per frame is 1/2 of most comments here.
Only true with my Pen F though.

 

[ciniframe]

If you’re willing to try something other than Ilford or Kodak bulk film, you can cut the cost in half. I’m bulk loading Ultrafine Finesse 400 and it compares favorably to HP5+. Foma/Arista Edu is slightly more expensive, but the 200 ISO film is really nice.

Unless it has changed in the last few days Ultrafine has been out of its house brand B&W film for months. If they ever have it back in stock who knows what the price will be. My guess is that the price will go up 20-30%.

 

[Cholentpot]

With 35mm my cost per frame is 1/2 of most comments here.
Only true with my Pen F though.

Cost of Pen F and lenses though these days...

 

[Horatio]

Unless it has changed in the last few days Ultrafine has been out of its house brand B&W film for months. If they ever have it back in stock who knows what the price will be. My guess is that the price will go up 20-30%.

I mentioned Ultrafine Finesse 400, not the Extreme stock. Finesse is available on the website today, in 400 and 100 ISO bulk rolls.

https://www.ultrafineonline.com/ulfiblandwhf.html