Affordable black and white

alaios · Joined: 24 Jan 2014 Posts: 724

Hi there,
which are the cheapest and some how decent black and white films we have?
Cheapest I can in german amazon is hp5 for 6,43 euros. Is there anything cheaper?
Developer: Ilford XX-D

Regards
A

philslizzy · Joined: 07 Aug 2012 Posts: 4748 Location: Cheshire, England

As always cheapest and decent dont go together.

I use Lucky film in 135 and 120 to test old cameras. just under a pound a roll if you get 8 or so from China.

RSalles · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 3:04 am Post subject:

Decent and cheap for 35mm I recommend Foma films,

Cheers,

Renato

kansalliskala · Expire: 2016-12-30

locally Agfaphoto APX should be fine?

http://www.idealo.de/preisvergleich/OffersOfProduct/404083_-apx-100-135-36-agfaphoto.html

edit: amazon prices seem crazy

PWhite214 · Joined: 19 Apr 2014 Posts: 230 Location: Houston, Texas

If you can, try some Arista EDU film. Available here in the US from Freestyle. Made, or packaged. in the Czech Republic, it is available ISO 100,200 and 400. 35mm can be had in 24 and 36 exposure rolls and 100Ft bulk rolls for reloadable cartridges. I have been using for several years.

Foma, also from the Czech Republic, is a little more expensive here. I have never tried it, but it might make the list someday.

Ultrafine seems good, I have quite a bit of it. I will be shooting more Ultrafine in the next couple of months.

Buying 35mm film in 100 Ft rolls to use in re-usable cassettes can save money too. A 100 ft roll, using a bulk film loader will make approximately 18 36 exposure rolls. Also nice to be able to make 'short' rolls for testing.

Phil

kiss-o-matic · Joined: 26 Sep 2012 Posts: 39 Location: Town of Chi

Sorry to jump in here late:

So the cheapest B&W film you can find is roughly 6.5 Euros a roll. >.< Painful.
Having just repatriated to the US I'm finding some things far more expensive than they were in the land of the rising son. E6 processing-- yikes! However, TriX is dirt cheap here compared to Japan which got a price hike.

US international shipping is not great, but if you get a lot in bulk you might be able to make out a bit cheaper on some of those, no? I looked into a few Euro-only products (C41 & E6 developing kits) and I can sometimes get them cheaper shipped over the pond than here.

PWhite214 · Joined: 19 Apr 2014 Posts: 230 Location: Houston, Texas

Yes, Tri-X 135-36 can usually be bought for $5.00 per roll in lots of 10 or 20. I have been buying on EBAY.
Ultrafine in 100 Ft rolls works out to about $2.22 per roll.

Phil

CHX · Joined: 13 Jan 2015 Posts: 5

I've used Lucky SHD100 for a fair bit of B&W shots (Flickr set) and I'd hesitate to say it's "good" or "bad", as it's subjective both in terms of personal preference and also subject matter. The main thing with Lucky is that it has quite a strong grain and very little in the way of an anti-halation layer, so you get a pronounced halo effect from strong light sources. All in all I feel it gives a very "classic"/"old time" look to some shots, and that can be great fun to play with. Also, at <�2 per roll on Ebay (order around 10 film bulk packs from China/HK) it's a cheap film to learn with if you are new to B&W, self developing, or just want to play.

For more serious stuff where you want a consistent result, I'd say Agfa APX 100 (Flickr set) makes a good quality affordable film. I got a triple pack on Ebay for less than �15, and some places like Discount Films Direct in the UK sell it for about the same price. Aparently it's very similar to Fomapan, though I've never tried the latter myself.
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eddieitman · Joined: 12 Apr 2011 Posts: 1247 Location: United Kingdom

�3.00 a roll for ilford rebranded, if you buy over 10 �3:30 in singles
http://www.discountfilmsdirect.co.uk/kentmere-35mm-black--white-cheap-camera-film-82-c.asp

Also cheap here
http://www.firstcall-photographic.co.uk/categories/38/b-w-film?sortby=pricel-h
�2.20 made in germany

Snodge · Expire: 2016-12-27

I have a vague feeling* that in the UK at least, Fomapan is the cheapest film you can get hold of - AG Photographic seem to have a nice selection of different brand films, including 120 and 35mm

* It's just a feeling. Nothing to back it up!

TrueLoveOne · Expire: 2013-12-24

If you are in Germany: http://www.macodirect.de/35mm-films-c-746_750_760.html?osCsid=edbf66a31cb66fd7ee75258e6696f992

TAo2 · Joined: 09 Mar 2012 Posts: 319 Location: Scotland

LucisPictor · Expire: 2013-12-03

Check here: http://www.spuersinn-shop.de/

There you can find everything you need. And they are very nice.