Do you bulk load your own film?

Do you bulk load your own film?

  • Yes I do

    Votes: 277 68.4%

  • No I can't be bothered

    Votes: 128 31.6%
  • Total voters
    405
My first roll of N74+ should arrive in a few days.
What I find interesting about this film is its pricing:
100' roll in North America: 47.83$
100' roll in Germany: 64€ = 85$
 
I have an ancient black and reddish Lloyd's. I like to roll oddball-lenght rolls. I am amazed I could find the crank since the last time I used it in the 1990s. It's just another good option if I find a bargain on a long roll, or something.
 
Bulk loader. I have been given two of them, along with a bunch of new reusable cassettes from friends who don't use them anymore. Its cheaper, and I like being able to roll short rolls (which gets less economic)
Michael
 
I have two. For low and high ISO films.
Approx six, seven 100' rolls within first year, so far.
And few gallons of fixer-developer.
 
Have been bulk loading for 6 months now using reloadable metal cassettes and have had no problems. I clean the felt using a Rocket-air blower, blowing from inside the cassette so I don't blow any lint/debris into the felt.

Have bulk loaded Ultrafine Xtreme 100 and 400 film so far. The 100 is very nice film developed in D76 stock and I will get another 100 ft. roll. The 400 is good, having a grainy, funky, old-fashioned look developed in D76 stock which is nice sometimes vs. the cleaner, smoother look of Tri-X. Ilford 100 ft. roll prices also look good.

I'd love to find color film to bulk load but apparently 100 ft. rolls are no longer available.
 
mwoenv said:
Have been bulk loading for 6 months now using reloadable metal cassettes and have had no problems. I clean the felt using a Rocket-air blower, blowing from inside the cassette so I don't blow any lint/debris into the felt.

Have bulk loaded Ultrafine Xtreme 100 and 400 film so far. The 100 is very nice film developed in D76 stock and I will get another 100 ft. roll. The 400 is good, having a grainy, funky, old-fashioned look developed in D76 stock which is nice sometimes vs. the cleaner, smoother look of Tri-X. Ilford 100 ft. roll prices also look good.

I'd love to find color film to bulk load but apparently 100 ft. rolls are no longer available.
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You can still find expired portra on places like fleabay. There is a transparency film available in 100" rolls. AGFA Avipho chrome 200 from wittner cinetec. The stuff right from them has been getting decent reviews. I'll probably pull the trigger on a couple hundred feet next month.
 
Roger Hicks said:
Do you shoot colour as well as B&W?

Cheers,

R.
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I absolutely do, when I can find bulk rolls to work with. Black & White is always available (so far) but color is not. My last roll of Portra 400 NC is in the loader and I have one roll of Velvia 50 waiting. No more color after that.

Ultrafineonline has some color in bulk but the only thing that is perforated is some Konica 160. Occasionally e-bay will come up with a roll but you have to be careful that what they are selling is perforated. A lot of it isn't.
 
I just loaded my first roll last night. I bought a used loader off of eBay that had 50' of original AGFA APX 100 in it (score!), and I loaded about 12 frames to test it out. I messed it up the first try, of course, loading the emulsion side backwards, but was able to fix it easily. Can't wait to load the rest.
 
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