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peter_n · 07/01/08, 03:35 AM

I buy B&W bulk from three places (I don't use color film). I've found all three to be excellent for my needs:

Photo Warehouse (Ultrafineonline) has good prices on some things, not so good on others. I bought a huge stack of Agfapan 100 from them at US$21.95/100ft, now it's at US$28.95. They do sell Kodak but their price on Tri-x is not good at US$54.95.

I've bought a lot of Ilford (HP5 & XP2) from B&H in New York and find their service to be really superb. They currently have bulk Tri-x at US$48.95.

For Fuji there is only one place and that's Megaperls. They do have a limited range and I've only bought B&W there, mostly Super Presto (which is what NP1600 is called in Japan). Dirk Rosler is a wonderful guy and if you email him he'll try to help you. One thing you would want to ask is the western name for some of the films there, which look unfamiliar to me. Also some of their prices don't compete with B&H for example. They are based in Japan and it takes about 3 weeks for film to arrive. They have a menu of shipping choices.

Links to all 3 below:

Ultrafine - Traditional Black-and-White Films

B&H - 35mm 100' Roll Tri-X

Megaperls Webshop - Color slide films

07/01/08, 03:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
peter_n Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/11/03 Location: Boston, USA Posts: 560	Re: What's a good place to buy film in bulk I buy B&W bulk from three places (I don't use color film). I've found all three to be excellent for my needs: Photo Warehouse (Ultrafineonline) has good prices on some things, not so good on others. I bought a huge stack of Agfapan 100 from them at US$21.95/100ft, now it's at US$28.95. They do sell Kodak but their price on Tri-x is not good at US$54.95. I've bought a lot of Ilford (HP5 & XP2) from B&H in New York and find their service to be really superb. They currently have bulk Tri-x at US$48.95. For Fuji there is only one place and that's Megaperls. They do have a limited range and I've only bought B&W there, mostly Super Presto (which is what NP1600 is called in Japan). Dirk Rosler is a wonderful guy and if you email him he'll try to help you. One thing you would want to ask is the western name for some of the films there, which look unfamiliar to me. Also some of their prices don't compete with B&H for example. They are based in Japan and it takes about 3 weeks for film to arrive. They have a menu of shipping choices. Links to all 3 below: Ultrafine - Traditional Black-and-White Films B&H - 35mm 100' Roll Tri-X Megaperls Webshop - Color slide films __________________ ~Peter