digit-up Loc: Flushing, Michigan

Anyone have a good source for 35mm film?I just obtained a near mint Pentax spotmatic, just like the one I bought while serving in Vietnam in 1968. Now I just need to come up with a place that will sell me film, develop & print same. There isn’t a “film- shooters section to the Hogg , is there? I would appreciate any advice and recommendations. Thanks......RJM

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Buy at B&H

digit-up Loc: Flushing, Michigan

I most often buy everything from B&H, but how about development & printing? RJM

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

I just bought a first gen Canon EOS 35mm film camera model 650D. I wanted to shoot a little 35mm and see how creative I can be with it. So I've been researching some things like you are talking about like where to buy film and get it developed. I have a couple of camera stores near me and a few film developers near me. I just used Google to do my research but also remembered that some, if not all of the camera stores still deal with film customers. I also found out that you can't hardly get prints made from your film any more. What most places to now days is take your 35mm film, develop it, then they scan the film and give you the jpg's of your film. They offer the digitals on many different media and or upload to a service for you to download from. Most of the offer small to large scans of the film. Some only offer one size. It usually takes a few days but if you pay a lot more you can get them to expedite the developing and scanning. I'm sure they will also print the film, but I think they will scan, then print the scans using either a pro printer of some sort but I have not done that research yet since I have a very nice printer that I can use to make prints of digital files.

Hope some of this info helps.

PS - you can buy film on Amazon. I found that Kodak film is less expensive than Fuji film. I can't say that one is better than another just that there are many to choose from. I bought a roll of Kodak ISO 200 color negative film and a roll of Ilford ISO 125 B&W film to try out. I've shot a few color pics so far and I think it's going to snow here the day after Thanksgiving so I plan to go out in it and see if I can get some pictures in the snow.

BebuLamar

For one thing I wouldn't want to have the labs do the printing or scanning.

henryp Loc: New York, NY

Thank you. 35mm film at B&H:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/35mm-film/ci/39569

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

I used this place after my darkroom was shutdown.

https://thedarkroom.com/contact/

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Buying film is no biggy. Yes, B&H (NY), Free Style (CA). But getting it processed it the trick. I do my own B&W, but color can be a problem. Search the WEB for mail order labs. I'm looking for one right now as I just finished a cassette from a Pentax K1000. I also still have Asahi Pentax K2 DMD, and a Spotmatic Body. I've had Fromex Labs, Long Beach, CA recommended to me. Still checking it out.

No Kodachrome or Plus-X today. But Kodak, Fujifilm and Ilford all make good 35mm films. These days I prefer Ilford HP5+ (400) or FP4+ (125) for B&W film. I've never really liked Ektachrome slides. I personally never fully liked the Kodak T-Max film negatives I got for printing myself. Things may be different for scanning. There are other brands of film, especially from Free Style. But the most known ones are Kodak, Fujifilm, and Ilford. The old Agfa and Adox names have been rebooted by other companies but I don't know if these new versions are any good. I used to like Agfa B&W paper. But the original German Co. is gone as far as I know.

digit-up Loc: Flushing, Michigan

Thank you for the SMART advice, seriously...RJM

digit-up Loc: Flushing, Michigan

Thanks a lot for your time and insights. I appreciate it very much. .. RJM

henryp Loc: New York, NY

The OP might find this useful:
Tetenal to offer 'Magic-Box' single-roll film developing kits for testing the waters: http://bitly.com/2QXUWOK

digit-up Loc: Flushing, Michigan

Thanks, I will keep them in mind, so far, I’m not even sure that the camera works. It seems that it will , but the proofvv BBC will be inbb b the processing. ....RJM

digit-up Loc: Flushing, Michigan

So...if I buy film, shoot film and have it processed somewhere , will I get a dvd or some digital medium that I can then PRINT at home on my personal photo printer?Is that the usual? I don’t mind that, and maybe if I wanted larger prints, I could go to SAMS or COSTCO or somewhere where that is done? What kind of film do I need to buy for this approach to ultimately be able to print my own ? Print film, slide film or what??....RJM

digit-up Loc: Flushing, Michigan

Thanks for the INFO.... and I noticed your list of equipment(gear). Very much like my own. Lots of Pentax glass, even a few m-42 mount lenses, as well as 3 Fuji mirrorless bodies and some Fuji lenses(6) my best is still Pentax. The K-1
Specifically. Keep shooting!!.....RJM

digit-up Loc: Flushing, Michigan

Very interesting! Thanks, I’ll stay tuned.