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Hello everybody, oh so very new to these forums and pretty new to photography too if I'm honest :P

But anyways, just wondering what is the best value film out there at the moment and if I have say £10 how far is that likely to get me rollwise?

Any input greatly appreciated :)
 
Welcome to TP Jimmy :)

I won't say you're mad starting off with film as that would be rude to a newcomer, but if you scroll down to the Film forum below, I'm sure they're will be other madmen* with plenty of help.

* Only joking chaps ;)
 
Get down poundland and get 10 rolls of whatever they have going, and practice till your heart's content!

Generally film is around the £3-7 a roll mark, depends what you want. Bear in mnd if you want to go black and white and get it developed on the high street then you're limited to 3 films: Ilford XP2 super, Kodak BW400CN and Fuji Neopan 400CN (the CN is very important).

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Thanks for the quick feedback guys :) With high street developing am i restricting myself a great deal? I (sort of) have access to a blackroom through college. would it be better using one or the other?
 
I develop all my 35mm monochrome film at home, no darkroom needed just a changing bag and a kitchen. There is some outlay required on stuff like tanks or storage jars.
If you have access to a college darkroom then so much the better (and cheaper).

Why do you want to use film though? The camera/lens may be cheaper but the other costs can make your eyes water.

Incidentally I'd remove your email address from your visible information unless you want the whole world of spammers to come visiting.
 
To be honest If I'm shooting film nowadays I shoot B&W, it's just a whole deal easier, some photos don't look as good because they are designed to be colour photos but for my street photo work it's perfect and I don't have to worry about colour casts etc and the film gives a lovely grain :)
 
Thanks for all the feedback guys.

@footman I have done some electronic photography before however I felt like trying something a little bit different. Admittedly costwas a factor and I understand over time it adds up, but for now due to me having access to a fully maintained dark room the only cost is film.

@mastertrinity I would definately like to shoot B&W at some point as the effects can be very nice. Hopefully I can get some hints when it comes to it :)

@alan clogwyn If developing my own film will i still be limited to these films?

Thanks again for all your help guys :)
 
You might struggle to develop colour film on your own - it's not impossible, but temperature control of the chemicals is more critical than with black and white.

If you want to shoot a lot of film, then I'd recommend 7dayshop.com as they're got a good range of different films and are cheaper than the high street.

In terms of developing, I try to avoid supermarkets (quality varies from appaling to mediocre) and high street processors (expensive and low-res scans) and send my film away to a professional lab to get some high resolution scans done.
 
B&W there is ahole range of films out there that can be done easily in the darkroom you have access too, as already mentioned colour is a little more difficult.

I personally shoot C41 B&W and let someone else have the hassle of developing. I wouldn't be able to see to do any kind of darkroom/safelight work. If I want a decent print making though I get it done in Dad's college darkroom as a proper print.
 
Well it turns out I have a friend in the photography department willing to help me with B&W film, for anything else it looks like I'm making a trip to Jessops. £6.50 per 24 exposure so seems ok. Anybody got any cheaper developing services they trust or is that a pretty decent price?
 
If you wanna take a chance, then some supermarkets will develop for £1, but no prints or scanning, just the negatives.
 
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Well it turns out I have a friend in the photography department willing to help me with B&W film, for anything else it looks like I'm making a trip to Jessops. £6.50 per 24 exposure so seems ok. Anybody got any cheaper developing services they trust or is that a pretty decent price?
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Believe it or not, Aldi's on-line service has a very good rep and excellent prices :thumbs:
 
ASDA will develop a film and scan the Negs for £2, you can then print only the ones you want. Quality should be fine but will depend on your local store.

Or, my local Boots will develop, print and put on disk a 36exp for £8.50 which is only 50p more than Asda.

For film I get these which is a great price in bulk buy:

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=777_1&products_id=5741
 
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