Bulk film question

Or you can get the 250 shot magazine and back for the Nikon F.

(I think there is one for the F2, also.)

Much less work loading.

Or you can get the 250 shot magazine and back for the Nikon F.

(I think there is one for the F2, also.)

 

Much less work loading.

The long roll backs were available for the Canon F-1 models also. They would have been just the ticket if you were covering a lot of fast-paced sports, especially with one of the high speed special Olympic cameras. IIRC, Nikon and Canon both had 100 frame and 250 frame versions, and it was mostly camera model dependent as to which you had.

With that said, I've always been afraid of the big backs because I'm not sure how I would process the film short of chopping it up into smaller pieces and I'd hate for the frames I'd cut to be "the one" in a sequence.

the savings in just shipping charges is massive

How so? I am curious! I always thought shipping charges were just a question of spending enough per order. You really get 3 bulk rolls shipped cheaper than half a dozen bricks of film, ordered at once?

How so? I am curious! I always thought shipping charges were just a question of spending enough per order. You really get 3 bulk rolls shipped cheaper than half a dozen bricks of film, ordered at once?

Shipping companies charge for weight and volume.

I remember using Kodak mailers to send in 35mm film, with stamps for 2oz.

Now there is non-machinable surcharge, or maybe others, because of the shape.

I remember using Kodak mailers to send in 35mm film, with stamps for 2oz.

Now there is non-machinable surcharge, or maybe others, because of the shape.

My lovely bride-to-be had me working about two weeks ago on stamping and mailing invitations.

They were two ounces and 85¢ each. IIRC, the non-machinable surcharge was 17¢.

With that said, that was just for a thick and kind of "lumpy" envelope. I'm pretty sure a roll of film in an envelope would be thick enough to be classed as a package, which would bump you up into first class package rates. Off the top of my head, that's going to be $2-3.

The non-machinable surcharge, and additional ounce for first class, are now $0.15.

Last time first class postage went up, those went down.

The favorite cause for non-machinable surcharge for invitations is square envelopes,

which some people like, but the post office doesn't.

It used to be that you could send a mailer with just the two ounce rate.

(For 110, it was one ounce plus surcharge, but I never did that.)

But yes, now it costs a lot more to send a roll of film, which makes mail order

processing less economical.