bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

FYI
If your interested a company in California still sells roll film , fresh new stuff, used to buy from them in the old days, Freestyle Sales, they seem to be riding the revived interest in film photography.

MrPhotog

B&H also sells roll film.

Both Freestyle and B&H sell Arista, which is a good black and white film. Their EDU series ( for educational?) is a little less expensive.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Roberts in Indianapolis has a full line of film, including 120 and 35, along with chemicals, etc. They sell online as well as in-store.

pendennis

I bought one new in the mid-1970's, to replace a Yashica 635. I used it for years, along with my trusty Honeywell Strobonar 700, as a wedding camera. I also shot lots of portraits using monolights in my home studio. I used chart tape to delineate for a rectangular mask. Vericolor III was my go to pro film. Now you can still get some great 120 film from B&H, as well as other sources.

Have fun!!!

Judy795

Who develops the film these days?

BebuLamar

There is a small photo shop near me that does the developing in house. You can also send your film to the darkroom.com.

Judy795

Thanks

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

You probably want to remember to use <quote reply> so that replies like this one have context.

For film developing, you want to consider the total cost as well as the purpose of even getting the film developed. Costs include who pays the postage, both back n forth, the cost of the developing, the cost of scanning, the return of the negatives, and any physical printing. Assuming scanning, how are the JPEGs returned?

The 'why' of film for me includes sharing the resulting images, so I'm very interested in the resolution of the scans. "Tiny" little JPEGs are worthless to me, alas, that's default at TheDarkroom. You have to dig pretty deep into their FAQs to find that you need to pay another $8 per roll to get a 30MP (4492×6774) scan. Alas, that's more than I'd need. Although, I guess if I was shooting medium format film, that would be more of an interest than the 17MP scans I get from my 35mm work, processed at North Coast Photo in Carlsbad, CA.

The Darkroom's med-size can is only 2048-pixels on the long-side. That's my recommended size for online sharing and email to friends. But, I'd certainly want a larger JPEG than this 2048px size I use only for 'output' of my editing. And, the mid-size is $3 extra per roll.

You can find lots of options online for where to send your film, their prices and scanning options. Physical printing, to me, is nonsensical. I'd only want to print individual files (images) I've edited to completion from the JPEG scans. Also, hopefully everyone has gone to electronic distribution of the scans, no more mailing CDs, just the negatives are physically sent back.

MJPerini

I also have a 124 G bought new. It is a very nice camera capable of good work.
If it has sat for a long time getting the shutter & Iris cleaned and lubed would be beneficial, and may be necessary, (Especially if the shutter was stored cocked)
The other issue you may have is that sometimes the mirror coating deteriorates (it is a front surface mirror--aluminized on top of the glass for sharpness so there is little protection from pollution 7 smoke.
If you got a good one it is a very nice camera, if you didn't repairs might cost more than it is worth.
Good Luck

Crweber Loc: West Chester, PA

Still have my Yashica 635 from 1960. Great camera and some of my images from it are still being reproduced in alumni yearly journals. There's no economic reason to use it, just fun to go back to photography was really hard with a touch of magic. Now you can do it better and cheaper on your phone. Like old cars!

dwmoar Loc: Oregon, Willamette Valley

Bluemoon Camera in Portland, Or still sells and develops film.

rjriggins11 Loc: Colorado Springs, CO

I've been repairing these for decades now and, if it hasn't been calibrated in a while, it will need a thorough cleaning, relubrication and calibration.

These came out with a mercury battery that was a different voltage than what is available today. The good news is can be recalibrated just fine and they make good medium format cameras with a built in meter.

Let me know if you need someone to check it out for you. I'll be happy to take a look at it.

pnbarne

Blue Moon Camera in Portland, Oregon specializes in these old cameras. Fair warning, they’re not cheap.

Judy795

Ok. I just might be in touch. Thanks.

Judy795

There is a place two hours away in The Villages and I will be near there in February. I think I should check with my local camera club guys too.