Just found my analogue 35mm SLR!

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Hi all.

I was clearing out my boxroom (oooerrr) yesterday and found a blue case containing my old Ricoh KR10.
An entry level but reasonably well regarded SLR from around 1980.

It felt great to handle and took me back to those heady (frustrating) days of analogue photography.

Obvious question from somebody dipping their toe back in: where should I be buying film
and processing services from?

Any advice much appreciated.
 
Hi and welcome to TP

In case you have not found it yet TP does have this sub fora..................where by doing a search you might find the answers you seek. Though, also posting in that section could/would be worthwhile :)

www.talkphotography.co.uk

Talk Film & Conventional

A forum to discuss all traditional photography equipment and techniques. Ranging from all film and dedicated equipment, through to darkroom practices.
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Welcome to the forum Neil, enjoy yourself here :wave:
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Hi Neil, welcome to TP!

Film can be bought pretty much anywhere these days but prices can vary wildly!

I tend to use Analogue Wonderland because a)points and b)supporting a dedicated film supplier who I feel has done quite a bit for the community (check out their YT channel). Other places like Nick 'n' Trick, Parrallax, Process Supplies & Speed Graphic are also worth checking out. Most will have film nearing expiry that goes cheap too. Even Wex do film. I'd only suggest avoiding that huge online company mainly because prices are massively inflated from what I've seen. Also, there's a lively expired film market on eBay, but if you're just starting out I'd buy fresh to begin with for teh guaranteed results.

Re: Developing - A lot of folks here use Filmdev for colour. I use them because you get small scans for free via email WeTransfer links which are perfectly suitable for internet use, and because they're quick, cheap and good quality. There are other labs out there though and I'm sure folks will chime in with their recommendations. If you're shooting slide film (E6), you're braver than me and have fewer options.

I develop my own B&W mainly because B&W developing is quite expensive to get done by a lab (because of the different times & temps for various films) but also because of the control I have over the developer, and pushing & pulling without paying extra. It's also relatively easy and idiot proof to do at home and immensely satisfying to take the process from beginning to end (for me anyway).

Hope you decide to put some film through it and be sure to put your results up here!
 
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Hi Neil, welcome to TP and to the best bit, this dark and slightly smelly corner of filmies!

I did a thread here some years ago that might be interesting: https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/first-film-camera-ever-or-for-many-years.481985/ Might be worth a read through. If you do, could you do me a massive favour and point out anything that's hard to understand, wrong or out-dated? It's quite hard to keep something like that up to date.

Good luck, and we'd all like to see some shots when you get them... :)
 
What Ian said! A very comprehensive response.

On a personal note, I too shoot and develop my own Black and White, and use FilmDev for colour neg processing and scanning. I pay for them to do hi res scans. I have used a lot of labs in the UK and abroad and find FilmDev to be great quality for the money. For slides/E6 film I use AG. They have had mixed reviews, but my experince of them has always been positive over a number of years. The only thing I would add is don't over think film, put a roll in your Ricoh and go out and shoot it!
 
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Welcome to the best bit of the forum Neil.
 
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