FYI - $1 Agfa Film Blowout

[bmattock]

I did a quick search and it does not look like this has been reported elsewhere, but I apologize if I missed it...

Walgreens Studio 35 24 exposure ISO 200 35mm film (which is Agfa for sure, Agfa "Vista" I believe, but that last bit is just a guess) is $1 a roll. Not short-dated - I picked up four rolls, good until 2007. This is not bad film, folks. OK, not great, but really not bad and especially not bad for a buck a roll. Walmart had Polaroid 35 for 77 cents a roll a few months ago, but it was 12 exposure. This is a great deal for someone.

Here's a link, but you can pick it up at all local Walgreens. I was told it will be on sale all month.

Walgreens Studio 35 Cheap Agfa Film

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[dmr]

I'm giving the rebranded Agfa another chance, having had an abysmal experience with their 800 film in low light. 🙁 I picked up 4 rolls of 200 and the first roll came out fine, although I do notice more grain than the Fuji 200 I normally use. (see attached) For the price it's not bad, but I think I'll mostly stick with Fuji which I can almost always get for $1 and change per roll.

 

[bmattock]

I'm giving the rebranded Agfa another chance, having had an abysmal experience with their 800 film in low light. 🙁 I picked up 4 rolls of 200 and the first roll came out fine, although I do notice more grain than the Fuji 200 I normally use. (see attached) For the price it's not bad, but I think I'll mostly stick with Fuji which I can almost always get for $1 and change per roll.

I'm interested - where do you get Fuji film for a buck a roll? I can't find any that cheap online or locally. Buck and a half, best I can find.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[dmr]

Not a buck, but a buck and change, meaning less than $2 per roll. 🙂 🙂 I scarf up a few 4-packs when I see a good price on them. Usually places like Tar-jhay or Wally World.

Sometimes they have bonus packs, with some rolls 36exp and every so often a 5th roll, different speed or something.

 

[ChrisPlatt]

AFAIK all Walgreens Studio 35 color print films are made by Agfa.
It ain't Agfa Optima Prestige, but they are all pretty good - Vista maybe.
To me the ISO 400 looks better than the 200.

My wife uses the 400. The 24-exposure roll four pack is usually
$6.99 in the store, sometimes less, and often carries a promotion
for free in-store processing for one roll, or a free picture CD, etc.

Speaking of Agfa film bargains, how about 27 cents a roll? :
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7549386600

Excelsior, you fathead!
-Chris-

 

[bmattock]

AFAIK all Walgreens Studio 35 color print films are made by Agfa.
It ain't Agfa Optima Prestige, but they are all pretty good - Vista maybe.
To me the ISO 400 looks better than the 200.

My wife uses the 400. The 24-exposure roll four pack is usually
$6.99 in the store, sometimes less, and often carries a promotion
for free in-store processing for one roll, or a free picture CD, etc.

Speaking of Agfa film bargains, how about 27 cents a roll? :
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7549386600

Excelsior, you fathead!
-Chris-

The 400 is a buck at Walgreens right now, too. So still a bit cheaper than the $6.99 four-pack.

 

[ChrisPlatt]

The 400 is a buck at Walgreens right now, too. So still a bit cheaper than the $6.99 four-pack.

Only the 200 is on sale at Walgreens.com:

http://www.walgreens.com/store/product.jsp?CATID=100384&navAction=jump&navCount=2&id=prod600283

I'll have to check my local store...

Excelsior, you fathead!
-Chris-

 

[ch1]

AFAIK all Walgreens Studio 35 color print films are made by Agfa.
It ain't Agfa Optima Prestige, but they are all pretty good - Vista maybe.
To me the ISO 400 looks better than the 200.

My wife uses the 400. The 24-exposure roll four pack is usually
$6.99 in the store, sometimes less, and often carries a promotion
for free in-store processing for one roll, or a free picture CD, etc.

Speaking of Agfa film bargains, how about 27 cents a roll? :
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7549386600

Excelsior, you fathead!
-Chris-

Nice nail on that one. 27 centavos/roll.

Hat's off!

 

[bmattock]

Only the 200 is on sale at Walgreens.com:

http://www.walgreens.com/store/product.jsp?CATID=100384&navAction=jump&navCount=2&id=prod600283

I'll have to check my local store...

Excelsior, you fathead!
-Chris-

Beg pardon, Chris - my local store has the 200 and the 400 in the same bin, all marked (I thought) at $1. Could be a manager's error here locally. I will check again. I actually picked through and took several rolls of the 200, didn't want the 400. My bad!

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[Trius]

To see what Vista 200 can do, check out one of my favourite photographers, Graham Battison:http://www.geebeephoto.com/. He shoots Leica and OM, and Voigtlander some CV lenses. All the colour work is on Vista. Plus, he's a genuinely nice guy.

Trius

 

[peter_n]

Good stuff there Trius from Graham Battison. Thanks for the link! 🙂

 

[ch1]

Slightly OT- but can anyone tell me what they know about Konica Minolta Centuria Super 200 print film?

If you drop off a roll of 36 print film a "quicky photo store" I found here in NYC they will sell you two sets of prints plus a cd plus a roll of 27 exposure K/M (uses C41 processing) all for USD10.00!

Usually I shoot Kodak or Fuji transparencies (Elite Chrome (K) or Provia (F) or Sensia (F) etc.) and I use K or F mailers for processing.

So I don't yet know what the "quickie" would charge for transparancies and how good the quality would be.

That said, the prints I tried out were "spot on" and they used quality paper (don't have the prints on hand right now to tell you what paper it is).

I really can't figure out how these folks are making any money (espescially paying rent for a storefront in on 43rd St. & Lex. Ave. in midtown Manhattan - but that's there economics, not mine.

Bigger query for me is: should I use this Konica Minolta for anything "valuable" or just as "every day" shooting film?

 

[ChrisPlatt]

I'd prolly use it until the promotion ends if it was convenient for me.

With due respect to Mr. Ellington, if it looks good, it IS good...

Excelsior, you fathead!
-Chris-

 

[JoeFriday]

AFAIK all Walgreens Studio 35 color print films are made by Agfa.
It ain't Agfa Optima Prestige, but they are all pretty good - Vista maybe.
To me the ISO 400 looks better than the 200.

My wife uses the 400. The 24-exposure roll four pack is usually
$6.99 in the store, sometimes less, and often carries a promotion
for free in-store processing for one roll, or a free picture CD, etc.

Speaking of Agfa film bargains, how about 27 cents a roll? :
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7549386600

Excelsior, you fathead!
-Chris-

Chris, you're a brave person to give us all the link to an auction you're bidding on 🙂