Where do you all get film?

ajuk · Aug 23, 2012

I was just wondering where you all get your stocks from these days.

kbrede · Aug 23, 2012

I've been purchasing Arista Premium 400, from http://www.freestylephoto.biz

Ian Grant · Aug 23, 2012

The US - B&H, Norway - Fomafoto, Germany - Fotoimpex, the UK - Silverprint or RK Photographic in that order and that's buying from the UK

Ian

zenrhino · Aug 23, 2012

I'm pretty deliberate about my film buying. I plan ahead and keep a bit in the freezer.

70% comes from West Photo (local brick & mortar) here in NE Minneapolis.
30% comes from Freestyle.

When I'm in Manhattan I will get film at B&H, but it's almost always something my local store doesn't carry.

summicron1 · Aug 23, 2012

Freestyle, mostly, although recently Adorama as well. Color print i buy from the local shop.

BrianShaw · Aug 23, 2012

Freestyle or B&H. Not Adorama any more after their "bait-and-switch" misleading advertizing... even though they were quite responsive to the shipping screw-up.

nicholai · Aug 23, 2012

I get my Tri-X, APX 100 and RPX 400 from Macodirect. Other suppliers i have used are Fotoimpex and Photografica. The first two German, the last one Danish.

wildbill · Aug 23, 2012

The internet.

donkee · Aug 23, 2012

Mostly B&H.

Thomas Bertilsson · Aug 23, 2012

Local store called West Photo. I get film there, a few chemicals, sometimes paper when in a pinch. Everything else from Freestyle and sometimes eBay if there are good deals.

Diapositivo · Aug 23, 2012

Internet shops in Italy, normally found on eBay.

Erik Petersson · Aug 23, 2012

There's a really good store just by Kuznetsky Most in downtown Moscow. Film is cheaper there than in the west.

BradS · Aug 23, 2012

90% Freestyle.
9% BadgerGraphic
1% Keeble & Shuchat.

Ian Grant · Aug 23, 2012

Interestingly this is posted in the UK regional forum

Ian

ArtO · Aug 23, 2012

Most from my local camera store until it closed. B&H, some Freestyle, some Walgreens, some Target (used to have great prices on Fuji).

labyrinth photo · Aug 23, 2012

ok, in the uk....process supplies or silverprint, you can try photomart too. off shore 7dayshop is an option. there are pricey places like procentre and calumet too.
sorry if that is a bit london-centric they all do mail orders.

BradS · Aug 23, 2012

Ian Grant said:
Interestingly this is posted in the UK regional forum

Ian

ooops....did not notice that little detail.

Thanks Ian.

pentaxuser · Aug 24, 2012

Ian Grant said:
Interestingly this is posted in the UK regional forum

Ian

Strangely enough Ian, when I go into my local Jessops in Northampton I am usually advised to try Kuznetsky Most in Moscow. I blame the difficulties my Scottish accent gives them

pentaxuser

ajuk · Aug 24, 2012

Why are so many non UK people responding to this thread, it's really unhelpful.

Diapositivo · Aug 24, 2012

ajuk said:
Why are so many non UK people responding to this thread, it's really unhelpful.

Because the OP did not state in its profile where does he come from, which would be helpful . I personally tend not to notice the forum "tree" up the page. Besides, an answer that is unhelpful to you might be helpful to your brother photographer. Answers in fora are given in the general interest not solely to answer the original post

pdeeh · Aug 24, 2012

UK online stores - perhaps not for less commonplace emulsions/sizes, but my experiences have been excellent - polite responsive helpful (particularly Roy at RK) & good prices - both are independents

http://www.discountfilmsdirect.co.uk/

http://www.thedarkroom.co.uk/ (RK Photographic)

pbromaghin · Aug 24, 2012

Since I never pay any attention at all to the directory tree - Denver ProPhoto, Englewood Camera, once in a while Mike's in Lone Tree, all in Colorado, U.S. The Denver area has a reasonably healthy market for film and film cameras.

HelenOster · Aug 27, 2012

BrianShaw said:
......Not Adorama any more after their "bait-and-switch" misleading advertizing... even though they were quite responsive to the shipping screw-up.

I was sorry to see that this was your experience.
Could you please email me with more details? Helen@adorama.com

ajuk · Sep 2, 2012

Diapositivo said:
Because the OP did not state in its profile where does he come from, which would be helpful . I personally tend not to notice the forum "tree" up the page. Besides, an answer that is unhelpful to you might be helpful to your brother photographer. Answers in fora are given in the general interest not solely to answer the original post

This is in the UK regional forum.

BradS · Sep 2, 2012

ajuk said:
This is in the UK regional forum.

yes but...as he said, that is not especially obvious. It would be much more helpful generally if all members would simply fill in their location field of the profile.

Many (most?) of us click the "new posts" and see all fora interleaved and so, what particular forum a thread is posted in is not noticed.

(We Americans are not so tuned in to subtleties.)

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