Online film purchase, UK?
Old 10-01-2012   #1
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Online film purchase, UK?

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Are there any recommendations for cheapest places to get XP2 and Tri-X online in the UK?

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Old 10-01-2012   #2
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with the GBP appreciation vs EUR why would you limit yourself only to UK. check prices at macodirect or fotoimpex in Germany. in UK i was using silverprint.
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Try AG Photograhic or Silverprint . I find they tend to be the cheapest
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7dayshop have good offers on T-max (135) and Tri-X (120) multiroll packs.
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Old 10-01-2012   #6
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(7dayshop offer free delivery on everything but it will take a week or so to arrive)
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I have started using these guys. I found that their ebay shop is even cheaper as there is no postage to pay.
http://www.cmykshop.co.uk/
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Old 10-01-2012   #8
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A. G. Photographic are good, and Mathers in Blackpool are very good, and West End Camera Company (via Ebay). Seven Day Shop can sometimes be good, I recently got some Neopan 1600 at £3.20 a roll! But when you see really cheap film advertised always check the postage rates, there are a few dealers who sucker you in with a stupid price and then charge massive postage rates that bump the price back up to normal.
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Old 10-01-2012   #9
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I use Ag Photographics in Birmingham (personal visit) when I need film quickly and 7dayshop if I am not in a hurry. Ag still has the cheapest TriX (not counting postage).
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Old 10-01-2012   #10
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You have to shop around the various suppliers. I found that each of them tends to be the cheapest for something, but dearer for other things. If you're buying decent quantities, it can be cheaper to order a particular film from one supplier, and pay postage, and order a different film from another, and pay postage again.

AG and Mathers both had good prices for Tri-X a few months ago.
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mathersoflancashire.co.uk generally decent prices. 7dayshop sometimes excellent pricing. mailshotsdirect sometimes have deals. The first two usually have the keenest prices, but mathers have the bigger range.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ruby.monkey View Post
(7dayshop offer free delivery on everything but it will take a week or so to arrive)
It seems they ship from within the mainland now after the tax loophole was closed. Was quite surprised when I ordered last Thursday and received the following day using free delivery.
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I usually use Mathers, but I've used Silverprint, 7Dayshop, and Ag-Photographic, too. I usually use Ilford film and Mathers tend to be consistently cheaper for that, whereas other film (Kodak, or Agfa) is cheaper elsewhere.
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you do have to factor shipping costs and as someone else said no one source is cheapest .

I've also used RK Photographic and been very satisfied with price and service. he has eBay and amazon shops as well as his own site.
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I use silverprint because I can go there in person. I suppport them because they are relatively local and very knowlegable and keeping such a resource is very useful!
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7dayshop is great!
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Boots do a three for two offer on XP2 and HP5 but not TriX.
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I used to use 7dayshop, but they seemed to give up on film a few years ago. Nowadays Ag Photographic is my choice - great service and prices, quick delivery. I also use Silverprint when I can get down there.

Boots do these 3 for 2 offers, but the actual price per film works out more expensive. It's not a great offer.
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Another vote for Ag-Photographic.

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