dragonfist Loc: Stafford, N.Y.

II have at last count 10 of the old style box cameras that take 120 film. They were the everyman's point and shoot camera back in the day. Take a look on Amazon for film. They have some amazingly good deals on film from time to time.

Latent-Image Loc: bunker not on Google

Yashica 124G and for film Amazon has all you could need or want, plus any order 25$ or more - free shipping.

David Kay Loc: Arlington Heights IL

I have two med formats and one 4X5. Shoot only black and white. Absolutely love them.

problem child Loc: Kingman AZ

Love medium format.. Have an old Yashika A and a Semi Pearl that I am using.
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Semi_Pearl

Both do a great job.. The prints are amazing both color and B & W

David Kay Loc: Arlington Heights IL

Buy mine from Freestyle or B&H

saichiez Loc: Beautiful Central Oregon

I occasionally buy new film from various suppliers. However, I have always had very good luck with expired and am not immune for the most part to buy MF and LF film on eBay, past expiry.

I rely on sellers with high sales numbers and 100% feedback, on the presumption their film is stored cold as they say. The 100% feedback pretty much precludes getting obviously bad film.

I have film with expiry in the nineties and 2k's and get good results. Kept in my film freezer.

For the most part, new fresh 220 is NLA and no longer produced in almost all emulsions. So, I have no camera's that will not take 120, and shoot MF in 6X4.5 and 6x9. Fuji Rangefinders.

I also shoot LF.

MF processing. The local Walmart DOES NOT process or touch medium format (Hell they don't even know what it is). However there is good news for me that I have taken advantage of for over ten years. The local Walmart does their SEND OUT bags to FujiFilm Professional Labs. I put my film in the Fuji Send Out envelope. The send out bag goes on Walmart truck both too and back from the Fujifilm Labs. NO HUMAN in Walmart opens or touches my film. It goes out sealed and comes back sealed by Fujifilm. I am called.

I have no shipping cost either way because of the WM truck transit, and professional processing and have paid as little as a dollar and as much as $9 for negs, or transparencies.

I do not discuss this process with ANY in store employees. I simply learned this over time and I know where the kiosk is in the store.

KEEP IN MIND... I said, no one from walmart ever handles my film after I seal it in the envelope and drop it in the SEND OUT slot...in my case on a Fujifilm Kiosk. I go and pick it up sealed when I get the call in ten business days.

Processing is professional and high quality. Only mistakes I have ever gotten back are results of my shots. No lost rolls in over ten years. No interaction with store employees and they cannot answer your questions 90% of the time, except to get your film out of the drawer after they call you upon return.

No thin negs, good transparencies. No scans, Prints available. I paid $8 for my last roll of 8 prints, all very clean and good quality, properly exposed.

I am well aware of the Walmart Haters out there, but processing a roll of transparencies and getting them good and clean for under $5, shipping included, makes me happy with Walmart on this one score.

The first thing to find out is the lab that Walmart SENDS OUT to is a FujiFilm lab. I have heard that in the MidWest, Walmart often uses Duane's professional labs and that they are also good.

I've used three different Walmarts in the PNW who have all used FujiFilm labs and good results at all. I attribute that to the fact that Walmart employee information on this process is meager at best and the system works outside of their shortcoming. Just find the FujiFilm SEND OUT envelopes near some camera section of sorts. Works for me and has for some time.

Do not be surprised if you are told either that WalMart does not process film in any given store, or that they even know what medium format, or large format is. Not uncommon, but I have never seen one that does not have a connection to a film processing lab outside the store, and has a SEND OUT process. I have been told No, No, Maybe, Yes and No, Yes or NO, in the same store. These are minimally trained film people if at all.

My experience has been good, by taking my own responsibility and picking away at the process. Inexpensive, good results over ten years... 3 different stores. Only encountered one individual that knew what Medium Format consisted of.

norvik1943 Loc: Jenks, OK and Domazan, France

Me :thumbup: I had a nice Rolleicord 5b for years until burglars liked my guns and cameras both. It went around the world with me over the years before the loss.
I finally replaced it with a 1953 Rolleiflex 3.5 with accessories but only shot one roll before I got into digital. Shame on me. I have several Graflex which I've used both with cut sheet and 120 roll film. Nice effects and bystanders stare when they see a big guy come out of the bag instead of the Iphone they are using.

A good friend from England, living in France, gave me his childhood camera, an Ensign 1620 folder. It really gets looks, is easy to carry and once I remembered to advance the film between shots, does single as well as double exposures. Here are a couple attempts with it.

Wall texture, Les Baux de Provence, France


Oopsie, Moulin de Daudet and Ramparts of Aigues Mortes, France


Aigues Morte, Tour de Constance with tourists.


A Pensive Moment with Cell Phone, Aigues Mortes, France


Me, Feb 1969, Bridge on River Qwai, Rolleicord 5b, Original bridge pilings visible in river.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

I know where Jenks is.
Which Graflex? Is it the XL by any chance? Fantastic lenses (Zeiss) but mechanically a bit temperamental.

norvik1943 Loc: Jenks, OK and Domazan, France

Photo of me at River Qwai. Roll film cooked by heat in 'Nam, then Xrays of baggage while travelling from Saigon to SF, SF to JFK, JFK to Madrid, then Paris to Chicago, Chicago to Denver, then processed. Scan from Original photo which had faded badly. I'll scan negative if I find it in my collection of thousands.
Oh, the Glycine Airman watch, bought for $56 earned $700 without question in pawn shop and paid for Nikon Finepix P520, Toshiba laptop, accessories etc. Nice watch too.

farnsworth52 Loc: W. Pa.

I have several medium format cameras. Only one large format. I shoot digital and film. I develop my own film.(still learning)I like the medium format film because I take better shots when I am forced to slow down and think about the shot.I am presently getting things ready for the fall color change.

norvik1943 Loc: Jenks, OK and Domazan, France

I have collected five Graflex's. Not an XL. I did get a junked one off E-Bay for the GrafloK back but it didnt' fit any of my 2X3 springback models so I found it a good owner with XL and missing the removable viewwindow.

I have a 4X5 Speed with Kodak lens. I think each of the 2X3's have Kodak lenses as well. I've only shot with the 4X5 and one 2X3 that has Graflok back. This 2X3 stays in France with some 120 film and the roll film adapter. It's difficult to get film developed in France as well so I bring the exposed stuff to Tulsa for development.

My photos are stored on desktop, I'm on laptop so can't post examples at the moment.

I call Jenks by the name "Junques" as the town called itself the "Antique Capital of Oklahoma" several years back. Now it's more massage and beauty salons on main street, a couple restaurants and a few real antique (actually Americana) shops. An antique is at least 100 years old, Oklahoma itself just became an antique 6 years ago, so most of the "antique" offerings are really "junque!"

I see Kansas City, I originate from Brown County, Kansas and now I'm "from Kansas," as far as I can get.

norvik1943 Loc: Jenks, OK and Domazan, France

"I am forced to slow down and think about the shot."
That's exactly what I like about using real film now. I may have 12 shots on my film roll, 5000 plus on the SD card, so I try for my best shot on film.
I would like to develop my film as well but cannot handle the chemical vapors anymore. Agent Orange cost me my right lung lobe and even everyday chemicals make me gasp for breath.

norvik1943 Loc: Jenks, OK and Domazan, France

In Tulsa, OK area, try Camera Gallery and Apertures for 120 roll film. Apertures stocks 4X5 film as well or can order. They develop a couple days a week but the wait is worth it.

silver Loc: Santa Monica Ca.

I have a Mamiya RB Pro SD camera and 90mm KL lens for sale if anybody is interested.

r.reeder Loc: Mesa, Arizona

Yes. 2 Ciroflex TLR's, an Ikoflex IIA, Agfa-Ansco Viking 6.3. I love using them all.