"Homelife" Film?

[Krasnaya_Zvezda]

Brand of film called Homelife is being sold at the local Albertson's grocery, 200 ISO print film being sold for $1 per roll of 24, discounted from $2.93. Says "Made in Japan" on the box, anyone know who makes this? Surely it's worth a buck a roll.

 

[dmr]

Says "Made in Japan" on the box,

Fuji? Maybe?

 

[CleverName]

Most of the color film I shoot is in that price range. I usually get "Family Dollar" brand or something like "Special Moments" brand. A few of the shots in my gallery are from really cheap film. I haven't had any problem with it, but then again, I'm not too picky.
I wouldn't use the Homelife if I were shooting a wedding or something, but for general shooting, I think cheaper is better. Plus, you can always make it black and white in Photoshop🙂

On a side note: does anyone else consider 200 speed film "amateur film"? I hardly ever use 200 but frequently use 100 or 400.

 

[Scarpia]

Most if not all private label film from Japan is made by Konika and is qite good.
Kurt M.

 

[XAos]

I've started shooting 100 since I noticed it was like HALF the price of 200. I now buy 100/400/800 in color (and I'm back to Fuji too since I quit Sam's). I try to use up a roll on the occasion I loaded it for so I dont have to worry about ohh I've got 100 in here and I left the flash at home). Fuji was $4.72 for a 4 pk /24 exp at Wal-Mart, so now I use 100 whenever I can, long exposures, outdoors, indoors with flash. I load 400 if I know it'll all be indoors or late afteroon / early morning, and I pretty much only use 800 in my Stylus Epic that stays in my gear at the fire station. (I try to use it up monthly.)

 

[dmr]

On a side note: does anyone else consider 200 speed film "amateur film"? I hardly ever use 200 but frequently use 100 or 400.

I'll use 200 occasionally, but yes, I usually shoot 400 and if I want saturation and small grain I'll grab 100 instead of 200.

Around here at least, 100 is seldom half of 200 in cost. 100 is becoming increasingly hard to find. Last week I visually inventoried Target' and they had plenty of 4-packs of 200-400-800, both yellow and green, but only single rolls of 100, Fuji only.

As far as any film being amateurish, most rank amateurs prefer digital {>MEOW<} {running and hiding} but I've got the impression that many of them think bigger is better and go for the higher number, meaning 400 or 800. I do need to watch what I say here regarding any over-generalizations, but that's my impression.

 

[Jeroen]

The Dutch department store Hema also carries rebranded Konica film, as well as Ilford B&W. They have both 200 and 400 colour negative films and 125 and 400 B&W (FP4 and HP5). They also carry 100 slide film. And what does it cost? A fivepack of 400 films sets you back to a measly 11 euros, 3,95 for the HP5-rebrand. Definitely your best buy when you're in the Netherlands, there's a Hema in almost every town.

 

[Krasnaya_Zvezda]

I had a feeling it might be Konica, that's good for me. Like a few of you mentioned, 200 is basically "go out and shoot something" film, just knocking around. And as suggested by Clevername, one can always get BW out of it in PS.
Hell, I might throw it in some Diafine and see what I get!