where do you buy film?

[healyzh]

Originally Posted by menthel

Here in sunny old London I get mine from Silverprint in Waterloo. As I actually go to the store the prices are fine. The service is good and the staff are knowledgable. In fact I am happy to support in my own little way to keep it there.

I prefer to support local stores as well. If you don't support local stores, you won't have local stores or jobs. I normally buy from Pro Photo, or Blue Moon in Portland, Oregon. However, I will on occasion buy from Adorama, and I have been considering Freestyle and B&H for the stuff I can't get from the other stores.

[zuiko85]

For 35mm it's Freestyle but in 120 B&H has the edge.

[Calzone]

Originally Posted by zuiko85

For 35mm it's Freestyle but in 120 B&H has the edge.

+1

I buy hundreds of Arista Premium at a time, and I stockpiled lot of Arista Pro when it was available (Arcos). Now Arcos is not available rebranded at Freestyle and the prices are higher than both B&H and Adorama. Also have found/discovered that pricing at Adorama can be better than B&H.

I find that B&H and Adorama have better prices than Freestyle on 120 and in particular 120 Arcos. A while back I got lots of Arcos at Adorama for $2.69 a roll even though it was priced higher online. Loaded up the truck as they say on Wall Street, meaning I was greedy.

Cal

[kraj8995]

I buy film on internet.

[KM-25]

I get mine from Freestyle and B&H, makes my CPA happy when running the numbers to have it all from just two sources. I buy Arista Tri-X for 35mm work. Freestyle is running some special bulk discounts on the film right now and got rid of the minimum order thing.

[bwcolor]

I don't buy film anymore in that I have a dedicated cheapy Costco freezer full of "lower ISO" film, but that stock came from Freestyle and B&H. Have both roll and bulk.

[Godfrey]

Local shop up the street from me in Palo Alto, Ca still has a decent selection. Otherwise, I buy from B&H.

No bulk anymore. I buy individual rolls in ten packs. Mostly XP2 Super since I can have it processed at the drugstore on the corner in 20 minutes for $4.

[jerrybro]

B&H and Adorama usually.

[sebastel]

in a shop.
they have enough film to sell some. decent prices, too.

[Vics]

Originally Posted by torn

B+H Purolator shipping
Got screwed by freestyle with customs, duty, tax.

How was it Freestyle's fault that you had to pay custom duties?

[Herjulfr]

I'm also in Canada : i usually buy from B&H, unless my local store has a promotion on some Ilford film. I would prefer to always buy from them, but 18$ for a roll of Velvia is unacceptable.

[barnwulf]

My local camera shop has great prices on cameras and lenses, but there film is pretty high priced. I buy mostly from Adorama and Freestyle. Freestyle is great to do business with, but sometimes Adorama has considerably lower prices. - Jim

[loquax ludens]

Originally Posted by torn

B+H Purolator shipping
Got screwed by freestyle with customs, duty, tax.

Freestyle didn't screw you. They are not responsible for the customs, duty, or tax on film shipped to Canada.

[taskoni]

Delta Pro 400 or Delta Pro 100 for 8,23 USD from the local dealer so I am sure it's fresh. I can afford it so far so I don't complain. I have 800 rolls in the fridge stored. I buy Tri-X at 4.29 USD as lower price locally (still pretty expensive according to your prices guys) but i have stored about the same amount from it too so I guess I'm ok for a while. The Tmax 3200 is the real expensive stuff here so I am getting it from macodirect.de

Regards,

Boris

[corposant]

For some of us, Freestyle is our local store.

[Vics]

Originally Posted by loquax ludens

Freestyle didn't screw you. They are not responsible for the customs, duty, or tax on film shipped to Canada.

Do Canadians pay duty on USA or Mexico produced goods bought from a USA seller? What about NAFTA?

[Red Robin]

I found a local store that sells kodak, cvs, and other rebranded film --some Bk. & Wt. most speeds 100-800 @ .25 cents per roll. Mostly a mix of out of date and not yet out of date. Had to slow down due to lack of freezer space.

[Photo_Smith]

++ for Silverprint in London. I buy Fomapan for B&W which is about £2.20 a roll for colour I shoot Agfa Vista (Fuji 200) from UK store Poundland at the crushing price of..... £1 for 36exp. I also have a local minilab that prints optically 2 hrs for £3.99.

For 120 colour I buy 5 packs portra for £18 and process myself to scan –works out about £5 per fim for finished product

[Chris101]

I don't live anywhere near Canada, so I don't know the issues there. I buy my film at Tempe Camera - they carry all Kodak, Ilford and Fuji film. They also have Impossible film. I do buy from Freestyle - Efke and Rollei film, and color chemistry - their Unicolor kit is da bomb.

[Johnmcd]

Originally Posted by back alley

local flm cost is about 8 to 9 bucks a roll...freestyle is 2.89 a roll so with shipping it should still be way cheaper.

Local film in Australia is also at least $10 a roll of 120 for B/W. I buy in bulk from B&H. Aussie dollar is also the best it's ever been against the US.

John

[skibeerr]

I have bought from Macodirect when I lived in Belgium and continue to do so here in Melbourne. Oversees shipping is cheaper than Freestyle, B&H and Adorama.

Last time I was in a shop in Melbourne I asked why film was so expensive here ( $70 for an expired bulk roll of Rollei retro, on sale!). The attendant answered it was the way God intended things to be!....... so the devil must have invented the internet

[useless generation]

Originally Posted by Johnmcd

Local film in Australia is also at least $10 a roll of 120 for B/W. I buy in bulk from B&H. Aussie dollar is also the best it's ever been against the US.

John

In adelaide one roll of portra 400 cost me $19!!! You would have to be stupid to NOT buy film online these days. Around $70 for 10 rolls of portra posted. Maybe I should buy in bulk and set up a store. Even if I sell it for double it would still be cheaper!

[Johnmcd]

Originally Posted by useless generation

In adelaide one roll of portra 400 cost me $19!!! You would have to be stupid to NOT buy film online these days. Around $70 for 10 rolls of portra posted. Maybe I should buy in bulk and set up a store. Even if I sell it for double it would still be cheaper!

Just bought some more Portra from B&H - just over $5 each. No justifying Oz prices at all.

[loquax ludens]

Originally Posted by Vics

Do Canadians pay duty on USA or Mexico produced goods bought from a USA seller? What about NAFTA?

I honestly don't know, but my understanding is that, due to NAFTA, people in the US, Canada, and Mexico do not pay import duties on items manufactured in those countries when shipped across the border. I would think that Customs duties could apply to films, darkroom supplies, and other non-US made items that are imported into the US by Freestyle, and then sold across the border to Canada. Probably most of what Freestyle sells is imported into the US from a non-NAFTA country. Maybe someone from Canada can say if they are charged customs duties for Rollei or Efke film, but not for Kodak film.

Canadian taxes and customs brokerage fees may still apply. There are many people here from Canda who doubtless know more about this than I.

Anyway, my point to the poster who said he was screwed by Freestyle was simply that he wasn't screwed by Freestyle.

[Vics]

Originally Posted by loquax ludens

I honestly don't know, but my understanding is that, due to NAFTA, people in the US, Canada, and Mexico do not pay import duties on items manufactured in those countries when shipped across the border. I would think that Customs duties could apply to films, darkroom supplies, and other non-US made items that are imported into the US by Freestyle, and then sold across the border to Canada. Probably most of what Freestyle sells is imported into the US from a non-NAFTA country. Maybe someone from Canada can say if they are charged customs duties for Rollei or Efke film, but not for Kodak film.

Canadian taxes and customs brokerage fees may still apply. There are many people here from Canda who doubtless know more about this than I.

Anyway, my point to the poster who said he was screwed by Freestyle was simply that he wasn't screwed by Freestyle.

And quite right you are.