WTB Kodak 5222 Double-X - where?

[san84]

Hi guys,

Looking forward to buy 3-4 cans of 400ft for 0.4 per ft. with USPS delivery and PayPal payment.

Could you please tell me the right person to deal with?

 

[Mackinaw]

Try the film Photography Project:

http://filmphotographyproject.com/store/fpp-eastman-double-x-5222-35mm-x-305m-100-ft

Jim B.

 

[san84]

Try the film Photography Project:

http://filmphotographyproject.com/store/fpp-eastman-double-x-5222-35mm-x-305m-100-ft

Jim B.

Thanks, they sell at higher price.

 

[Phil_F_NM]

I always go directly through Kodak. Their price is just about the lowest you can get.
If you happen to be in college and in a film program, you get it at a discount of about 1/3 off. This is how I bought my last four cans but I've since graduated.

Phil

 

[Nokton48]

I would start here:

http://motion.kodak.com/motion/Products/Production/Black_And_White_Films/5222.htm

I see you are in Russia, maybe you could post on my XX thread here and somebody might know:

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52426&highlight=eastman+5222

 

[Volver]

You can look here http://www.filmemporium.com/store/index.php?l=product_list&c=24

Or call to Kodak Moscow office (the price in Moscow was somewhat 10,000 - 11,000 rubles this summer)

 

[san84]

Hm, I see it almost impossible to get that film at old price $160/400ft. So sad.

 

[alienmeatsack]

san84, I just spoke with Kodak about Eastman 5222 a few minutes ago to get current pricing.

I was told that a 400' roll is $214 USD (rounded up) now. Quite a leap from the old $160 price. Shipping is calculated based on weight and is through UPS. She told me shipping one roll to the US would be around $10 USD.

It comes out to around $55 per 100', or $2.5 to $3.5 (depending on how you roll into cassettes and how much you loose between ends) per roll - for the US.

I am going to assume that Russian shipping will add $20-30 or so USD to the cost so you'd have to figure that into your costs as well.

 

[newtorf]

Damn! I've thought about buying it for a long time but never pull the trigger because my freezer was always full. :bang: For the current price I'd definitely prefer HP5...

san84, I just spoke with Kodak about Eastman 5222 a few minutes ago to get current pricing.

I was told that a 400' roll is $214 USD (rounded up) now. Quite a leap from the old $160 price. Shipping is calculated based on weight and is through UPS. She told me shipping one roll to the US would be around $10 USD.

It comes out to around $55 per 100', or $2.5 to $3.5 (depending on how you roll into cassettes and how much you loose between ends) per roll - for the US.

I am going to assume that Russian shipping will add $20-30 or so USD to the cost so you'd have to figure that into your costs as well.

 

[Nokton48]

San84,

You may want to consider Orwo UN74. $174 for 400', as a bonus, it is 400EI, not 250 like Eastman 5222. Some here do like it. See here:

http://www.orwona.com/orwo-n74-plus-negative-film-asa-400-35mm-400-ft/

Hundreds of sample photos here. There is even a flikr Orwo user forum:

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=orwo+n74

 

[alienmeatsack]

I don't know how the UN74 compares to the XX, but I think some people will shoot the XX purely because it's Kodak. I personally just like to try anything that I can get my hands on, regardless of brand, age, or intended use.

I was eyeballing some of that UN74 myself. It's just under $200 shipped to me, which is still under $50 a 100' roll, aka well within what I've spend before. But, I can also get some Ilford in that same price range or Arista or similar in 100' rolls too.

My OCD and need to buy all the film I can find is driving me to fill my freezer. My wallet however is crying out to stop. 😀

 

[alienmeatsack]

FYI, here's a link to Kodak's current price list for all of their films, including Eastman 5222. It's a PDF:

http://motion.kodak.com/motion/uploadedFiles/QA_MotionPictureCatalog_Rev2_October1_2013.pdf

And the Double-X 35mm double perf'd info:

EASTMAN DOUBLE-X Negative Film 5222 / DXN718 / 35 mm x 400 ft roll / On Core / BH-1866
1737279, $213.12 (10/15/2013)

EASTMAN DOUBLE-X Negative Film 5222 / DXN718 / 35 mm x 1000 ft roll / On Core / BH-1866
1982511, $532.80 (10/15/2013)

When I inquired via email last week, this is the info I got. I had called since and got the info over the phone but thought I'd pass the link along as it contains a total pricelist and info for every film the Motion Picture side of things sells. For those interested.

 

[Rangefinderfreak]

Double X at 250 Iso is a comparatively low contrast emulsion. When shot at 400/800 ISO and developed for 7-8minutes in Acufine (no dilution) it is a great zippy negative stock, much like TRI-X, not at all grainy, prints and scans beautifully.

 

[Joao]

I use it at ISO 400 developed in paRodinal 1+50 for 14 minutes, and like it a lot.
Example here
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/showphoto.php?photoid=213600
Some other samples in my gallery preceding this one

 

[Pioneer]

I shoot it because I love the look and it is so flexible. The fact that it is a Kodak film is really immaterial. I am personally convinced that the price of all films will keep going up. As soon as Christmas is gone I'll put another couple cans in my freezer except this time I will be buying it in 1000 foot rolls.

 

[alienmeatsack]

My XX from the Film Photography project arrived. It's packed in a 100' box but it sounds like based on actual sound/feel and the note on the box that it's not packed in a tin. It says to open in a darkroom.

Since I don't have a bulk loader free at the moment it will have to wait. I still have the rolls I got from the gentleman who was selling them at $5 a pop I can play with.

I love BW in winter and I am going to have a lot of fun with this film and all my assorted developers 😀

 

[mr.yates]

Buy soon, another price increase is on the way.

 

[alienmeatsack]

I saw that too. Sucks that it just went up and now it's going up again.

I just got a roll of 100' from the FPP and some sample rolls, so I am good for a while. There are other films I like that aren't nearly as shifty in the price department so I will probably not shoot much of it beyond the stuff I have as a result. I think the $215 for 400' price was already steep.

 

[Nokton48]

I presently have two 400' cans of XX, and one can of 400' 5231 Plus-X (discontinued and that is the EI 80 motion picture stuff). So that's equivilent to 240 36 exposure rolls of still film. Enough for now.

 

[san84]

Thanks guys.
Im going with HP5 from BH - they offer unbeatable price for that moment.
Current price for XX is too close to XXX.
Hard times.