inexpensive film source?

<p>Hey all. I've got some room in the freezer and want to stock up on some of my favorite 120 films. I've noticed prices online can vary quite a lot. Wondering where you've found to have the best deals on film purchases.</p>

<p>Either B&H or Adorama has the best prices on these films. They don't get really cheap for color. You can try rebranded grey market film for B+W but color is what it is. If you want rebranded try ultrafine or something like that. Other people might be able to help more for those.</p>

<p>It also depends where you live.</p>

<p>Well, you could always do what I did and buy some film that's past the expiration date and that's been sitting in a fridge its whole life. Craigslist was good for that. I found a deal where someone was selling some for $1 a roll. I haven't had any problems with it even though it is kind of a gamble.<br>

<br /> As was stated, B&H and Adorama tend to ask fair prices. Although if you're looking for a deal on fresh film a local source will be your best bet.</p>

<p>Freestyle has the most eclectic selection of B&W films I've seen, some of which are less that $3.00/roll for 120.</p>

<p>If you are considering black & white, you might check the archives and read what various posters have to say about the films available. If you do your own developing then watch out for films that are said to curl excessively. If considering outdated color, you might want to research the keeping qualities of the brand(s) you are considering. Some films, even with freezing, don't keep as well as others. Several posters have said that Ektar 25 (or Royal Gold 25) don't keep well even in the freezer. Personally, I've had good experience the the Portra films from Kodak. I normally use Portra 160VC for my medium format work. Never any problems.</p>

<p>I agreed with Mike Earussi about Freestyle. They have also out-of-date specials and that's real bargain.<br /> And, of course, all Arista products are great for their price.</p>

<p>For B&W, I can recommend Freestyle's Arista.EDU Ultra films. The 100 speed stuff is very nice and you can get full box speed from it in XTOL. The 200 and 400 speed versions of the film are ok too, but don't expect full speed from those films. They are best when rated 2/3 stop down from box speed in the same developer. They curl a little bit, but nothing drastic than can't be handled. The base material is BLUE, which looks very odd at first but you soon get used to it. Printing is no problem on standard B&W variable contrast papers. <br>

These films are NOT on par with the best from Ilford, Kodak, and Fuji but they are good and the cost is about 1/2 what you'd pay for films from the big three. I use them in my Mamiya TLR's and my Hasselblad. Any problems with the film won't be masked by a crappy lens like in a Holga, and so far I haven't found any.</p>

<p>I used to use B&H, now I get everything from Freestyle. </p>