Slide film prices

[jalLee2001]

Any recommendations on purchasing slide film. B&H, Freestyle, etc. all have around the same price for Provia 100 ($10.50).

My freezer broke when we were on vacation. We live in Singapore so you can guess what the temperature reached. All of the color film/slides was ruined (100 rolls).

Is Fuji slide film cheaper in Japan. I will be there within a month.

Thanks

John

 

[Lauffray]

Oh man, Provia is now 11$ ? Insanity. I don't know if they're cheaper but they're definitely more plentiful and more readily available in Japan.
I've always liked Velvia, not sure they make that anymore, give it a try before Fuji kills that one too

 

[brbo]

My freezer broke when we were on vacation. We live in Singapore so you can guess what the temperature reached. All of the color film/slides was ruined (100 rolls).

Wow!

Are you sure it's ruined?

If you like Provia 100F, there is an AgfaPhoto CT Precisa 100 (relabeled Provia 100F). Very common in Europe (around 5 EUR), don't know for the rest of the world.

 

[edge100]

+1 on Precisa CT 100

I ordered 20 rolls from Macodirect.de. Shipped to Canada, it worked out to about $8/roll.

 

[jsrockit]

How sure are you that it is ruined?

 

[Platinum RF]

That's why film is dying

 

[williams473]

Yeah I would shoot and develop a test roll before writing off that much film.

 

[ashfaque]

Dear John,

I'm very sorry to hear about that - the slide prices makes it even more painful. 🙁 The other day, I've possibly ruined a large chunk of a 17 meter HP5 Plus bulk roll. However, unlike you, it was due to my own stupidity.

Japan is definitely the place to buy slide films (- or any Fuji films). So do not buy any slides from anywhere now. I am almost certain you'll be buying a lot from Japan. Have a look at Yodobashi, BIC camera for representative film prices. They (Yodobashi) have a lot of branches in Japan. Two persons helped me a lot in this regard - Jonmanjiro (a mod here) and an article from Bellamy (of Japan Camera Hunter).

When I contacted Jon, he sent me a very detailed pm on how to optimally buy films and other stuffs. Here is a highlight of it.

....Yodobashi Camera because the prices are reasonable and they give 10% (for cash) or 8% (for credit card) of the purchase price back in points on their Gold Point Card system. You can see Yodobashi's prices here. Yodobashi Camera has branches all over Tokyo.

Anyone can register for a Yodobashi Gold Point Card and tourists can even use their hotel address. One catch is that you cannot start using the point card until the day after its issued. From then, you can make purchases to earn points, then use the points immediately.

Similar points are discussed in Bellamy's aforementioned wonderful article as well.

Bests,

Ashfaque

 

[Ronald M]

Best price for film is 100 ft rolls.

Check a roll and be sure what you have is bad. I would not just dump 100 rolls.

 

[stompyq]

sell it on ebay for the lomo crowd

 

[judsonzhao]

1st, definitely try some out

Now lets get back to pricing.. Slide films are incredibly heavily priced these days, moreover, developing is much expensive from labs (I do this myself now)

Best way, as mentioned above, buy 100ft roll and split them by yourself.
Otherwise you can try to watch Ebay.. sometimes there are random deals on expiring film or newly expired film.

 

[HHPhoto]

Any recommendations on purchasing slide film. B&H, Freestyle, etc. all have around the same price for Provia 100 ($10.50).

My freezer broke when we were on vacation. We live in Singapore so you can guess what the temperature reached. All of the color film/slides was ruined (100 rolls).

Is Fuji slide film cheaper in Japan. I will be there within a month.

Thanks

John

Hi John,

don't worry, be happy. Your slide film will not be ruined!
In Singapore you have temperatures in the 30-35° Celsius range.
When your freezer stopped working during your vacation then the films have been stored for only 1, 2, 3, 4 (?) weeks at higher temperatures.
That is nothing, it will not affect the film quality. The time span is too short.
If it would have been 1,2,3 years it would be problematic at such temperatures (from my own experience I know that a 5 year storage at 20° Celsius, not cooled, has no effect on Fuji slide film).

Example:
One of the most famous desert photographers, Michael Martin, has shot thousands of rolls of Fuji slide film over the decades. His films have been stored in the desert at even higher temperatures, and all have been fine!
He has written in one of his books that he had never lost one single film because of heat. Never.
Film is much more robust than most people think.

Therefore relax and shoot your next slide film. Get it developed here in Singapore
https://www.facebook.com/analogfilmlab
and you will see it it will be fine.

Cheers, Jan

P.S.: Slide film is cheap in Germany, look at dm, Macodirect, Fotoimpex, Nordfoto.

 

[ashfaque]

Jan: Your post has calmed my nerve a lot. Because electric power-cuts in Dhaka (where I'm now) is quite frequent, especially in the summer. I wish I could 'liked' your post! 🙂

 

[jalLee2001]

Thanks everyone, I didn't know that Provia 100 was relabeled. So I will give that a try.

I have now shot some rolls. They look very faded. But will be a lot more organized when I test again this weekend. The B&W seems to be just fine.

I will make the pilgrimage to Japan later this month🙂. I didn't know that they still made 100ft rolls. I would love to pick up four of those cans!!!!

Jan-are friends at Analogfilmlabs due very good work!! I will also check out the german suppliers

 

[Spanik]

Yeah, slide is expensive these days. Just ordered the last Provia 400X from my usual supplier. Will have to change to 100f but that is so slow for inside... Made me start to think about digital.

 

[Noll]

I feel you on the cost per roll. The best deal I could find recently was a 100" roll of Provia from the Film Photography Project for $110, which should average out to under $6 per roll, though it has a 2012 expiration date.

http://filmphotographyproject.com/store/fujichrome-provia-100f-35mm-x-305m-100-ft

Part of me feels bad for not contributing to current demand, but I'm also not wealthy enough that I can do the economically irrational thing and pay Fuji's current per-roll prices and shoot the amount of slide film that I'd like.

The Macodirect option for buying Afga Precisia is a good one, but I can't tell if they sell to the USA (or Signapore, for the OP!).

 

[edge100]

The Macodirect option for buying Afga Precisia is a good one, but I can't tell if they sell to the USA (or Signapore, for the OP!).

They sell to Canada, so I assume the US as well.