Film Film Film

Tallon

Ok, I've just been to my local 'unicare' and picked up this:



Now the plan is to use alot of it within the coming month as I have got so much going on. Couple of questions....

1. Where, is the best place, to get them developed near me?
2. how much will it cost to get them proccess and/or put onto CD
3. Am I better off buying a scanner rather than using CD
4. If I bring them somewhere in bulk, could I get a discount?
5. How long out of date (realistically) can I keep these for and how, i.e. Fridge?
6. Oh, and, does anybody need any

ThOnda

:eek:

I must get some film too. My eldest camera is waiting...

Fajitas!

1) Well, if money is your main objective, learn to do it yourself

Otherwise, I think Humberklog found someplace in Artane that'll do it cheap.

2) Anything from 7 to 15 quid in one of the Fuji places.

3) In the long run, buying a decent scanner will save you money and give you more control.

4) It depends. Can you haggle?

5) You can keep them in a fridge, but tbh, they're not the greatest or the rarest of films. They'll last for a good few years if dry and coldish. Or you could just dick around with them, through them in the oven before use, etc.

6) No thank you, I've a few hundred of my own :pac:

Slidinginfinity

Looks like a fella could have a lot o' fun with that many rolls.

Did you pay for all that?

Silverfish

Wait, what? Do you just walk in and say 'Can I have some free film? or...?

Please hurry, I'm getting in the car right now, there's a unicare up the road.

ThOnda

I had to re-read the first post - free film? When? :pac:

Fajitas!

It's a special promotion for boardsies. Go into any Unicare pharmacy and say "I'm from the internet, can I have your film". They'll stock you up good and proper.

Silverfish

Fajitas! wrote: »

It's a special promotion for boardsies. Go into any Unicare pharmacy and say "I'm from the internet, can I have your film". They'll stock you up good and proper.

:mad:

Actually, where did I get free from? Probably Humberklog. Anyway, how much the film, I need.... many lots of film.

Fajitas!

No, it *is* free! As in, I'm not taking the complete piss!

It's the Fuji Free Film!

humberklog

Call that a lot!? Pfffff:pac:. I throw that at crows before breakfast. I did in fact make a chair out of my boxes but during a very drunk party someone decided to set it on fire! I also threw a full box from my balcony just to watch it crash...it was brilliant! 2nd only to the time I threw a burning xmas tree off it. That was my daughter's idea. Such a proud moment for a father.

Ok there was an unreal deal that hit the wall not long ago (8quid for 5 rolls onto one cd). But as said; it's gone. The party's over with that deal.

However I struck a great deal with the fuji lab guy in Unicare in the Artane castle in Artane D.5. He'll pop 5 rolls onto one cd for 15 quid. His regular price is 22.50 however if you say to him that your connected with Boards.ie and want to do the deal that Neil (that's me) set up then he'll only charge 15. He will do it by post but you've gotta put cash in with a self addressed envelope.

Other places such as (the excellent) Gunn's will charge 15 per roll.

Silverfish

humberklog wrote: »

Call that a lot!? Pfffff:pac:. I throw that at crows before breakfast. I did in fact make a chair out of my boxes but during a very drunk party someone decided to set it on fire! I also threw a full box from my balcony just to watch it crash...it was brilliant! 2nd only to the time I threw a burning xmas tree off it. That was my daughter's idea. Such a proud moment for a father.

That tent you'll see under your balcony will be mine, by the way.

Some advance notice on the xmas trees would be appreciated. What exposure do you recommend for those?

I'm calling into my local unicare tomorrow to enquire about film.

humberklog

Silverfish wrote: »

What exposure do you recommend for those?

Eh...I don't really know, I kinda just go with the flow. I've never owned a light meter...I use the squintometre method. I wouldn't be technically knowledgable. Just put it in and shoot away. It's all ISO200 but you can push it around. I like a 160 setting on my Olympus Trip but that only because it's a little bit broken, I just stuff it into the Brownie as that doesn't give you any choice and I'm not on talking terms with the Minolta. That just does its own thing without talking to me. Me and the Minolta are having communication issues.

honerbright

:eek: so much film!!

Don't think there's a Unicare pharmacy in Galway, disaster. Would've loved to have gotten some for my Canon SLR (I've yet to try it out now I know vaugely how it works, twas a bargan at 5 euro in a charity shop)

jao

The fuji Place in Edenderry will stick 3 rolls of film onto CD with no prints for 3 Yoyos.

Cant really beat that. And im sure if you asked they'd put a load of them onto a dvd for Buttons.

Slidinginfinity

Went to Nutgrove today to get the motor tax renewed. Stopped in to the Unicare there and picked up these.

Mycroft H

jao wrote: »

The fuji Place in Edenderry will stick 3 rolls of film onto CD with no prints for 3 Yoyos.

Cant really beat that. And im sure if you asked they'd put a load of them onto a dvd for Buttons.

What??? I went in there today and the wanted 14 euro to devolp a 35mm film and put it to a CD. Rip off says I

jao

the fuji shop on the roundabout?

I went in, 3 rolls, onto a CD and a microfibre cloth(2.95) and i gave yer man 6 yoyos.

Mycroft H

jao wrote: »

the fuji shop on the roundabout?

I went in, 3 rolls, onto a CD and a microfibre cloth(2.95) and i gave yer man 6 yoyos.

Yes the one beside kinsellas medical hall.

I was quoted today 9.99 for dev and another 3.99 for scanning to the CD for one 36exp roll.

I went in ther today and the was a middle age woman there, she knew sweet f*** all about photography. Asked whether they were scanned as TIFFs or JPGs and she said the 'standard one'

There is a younger man in there that seems to know his stuff and and was not so bad when i got some prints done but he wasnt there today......

What stock of film do they have there? Fuji Superia i presume....

EDIT:

Clane photo center will dev 35mm and add to a cd for a fiver, plus a free roll of film

jao

I never checked actually, Im still working on my unicare film.

The young guy is sound actually.

I order prints on the Fuji website, and send him and email, he has them ready to collect on my way home from work.

I just live down the road from the shop, but i dont pass by until nearly 6 everyday, so its the handiest for me.

Mycroft H

jao wrote: »

I never checked actually, Im still working on my unicare film.

The young guy is sound actually.

I order prints on the Fuji website, and send him and email, he has them ready to collect on my way home from work.

I just live down the road from the shop, but i dont pass by until nearly 6 everyday, so its the handiest for me.

They really do seem to be the dearest in the county for deveolpment, dolans in tullamore is only 6.95 for dev and cd and clane will do it for a fiver.

Anyway i might ring (hopefully that younger bloke will be there) them tomorow and see if i can if i can get a deal sorted for slightly cheaper then the current rate as i could be shooting a roll of film a week as its my landscape camera and there local to me

FX Meister

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055526762&page=2

Mycroft H

Ok a little good news here.

I managed to barter the fuji shop in edenderry down to 20 euro for five rolls and all to cd. Now i know its not as good as the deal in the unicare place in artane but a good improvement over the 14 euro per roll to cd

I will go in there on monday and sort of finialise the deal so hopefully after that it will be open to boardsies in the edenderry area which i know of two others.

I mentioned that i had a big box of film and would be in there regularly so i think that sealed the deal

Tallon

landyman wrote: »

They really do seem to be the dearest in the county for deveolpment, dolans in tullamore is only 6.95 for dev and cd and clane will do it for a fiver.

Anyway i might ring (hopefully that younger bloke will be there) them tomorow and see if i can if i can get a deal sorted for slightly cheaper then the current rate as i could be shooting a roll of film a week as its my landscape camera and there local to me

I think she gave you the development and printed price.

jao

Just out of interest, im gonna bring in 5 rolls during the week.
Ill see what he charges me.

fade2che

Anyone know of a cheap place for 120 film dev and a cd? Have 5 rolls at the moment I wouldnt mind posting off.

Silverfish

I went in to the pharmacy and they only gave me ten rolls

I'm going to use them on the brownie, I've loaded the film and whatnot, but how do I know how many turns rolls it on to the next one?

All so confusing.

Slidinginfinity

Silverfish wrote: »

I went in to the pharmacy and they only gave me ten rolls

I'm going to use them on the brownie, I've loaded the film and whatnot, but how do I know how many turns rolls it on to the next one?

All so confusing.

I got plenty of roll is you want 20 or so free rolls let me know.

humberklog

Silverfish wrote: »

I went in to the pharmacy and they only gave me ten rolls

I'm going to use them on the brownie, I've loaded the film and whatnot, but how do I know how many turns rolls it on to the next one?

All so confusing.

It's probably worth offering one roll up as one to practice loading and unloading. You can wind the roll back up each time until you're happy with your method. Remember that if you put the roll in under dark room conditions then you'll get up to 3 more exposures.
If you load on the tester you should just mark the film at the top of what will be exposed and then count the revolutions.
On my Brownie I give it 2.5 full turn for each exposure and then I turn the wheel one quater turn to space out the exposure. Mine will be a bit different to yours as it is 116mm and yours is probably 120mm.
I practiced with one roll. Loading, counting revolutions and unloading. Practice loading and unloading until you can do it with your eyes closed. Then you should be grand.

Placebo

are these actually free ?

FX Meister

When you get it developed humberklog do they scan it as the wider images like you have post?

humberklog

FX Meister wrote: »

When you get it developed humberklog do they scan it as the wider images like you have post?

No, it's a bit of an expensive 'mare without a scanner. I don't have one. Anywhere will develop them, no problem there. The big problem is having them put onto cd. As the exposure is HUGE (about 4.5 times the length of standard 35mm) it won't come through the standard fuji lab. They're automatic machines and will either not read the negs or chop up the exposure into managable parts.
What I've had to do is drop them into fiona in Gunn's. They're about the only shop that will take the time to do them but even then it's not perfect as she has to do each exposure in 3 sections. 2 sections will go tegether but we've worked out that the best way is to do one end (this is all done in eh...75mm sections), this will take in about 3quaters of neg, then scan the oppisite end (again giving you about 3 quarters of the neg. So with these twoparts you can stitch them together but it's better to also takes a third scan that is taken centrally as it's better for masking stitching.
Gunn's will charge 15 per roll. It is a lot but it's cheap in reality as it is a good hours job for her.

Scanner's the way forward though. If you get one can I be your best friend? The Epsom 4490 has been recommended, costs about 250 in Peat's.

FX Meister

I've had a decent scanner on my list for a while. Something like the Nikon coolscan V like Daire uses sounds reasonable. But I also have medium format in mind for the future so I'd want to be able to scan that too. I have a canon coolscan 4400F but I've never been happy with the job that's done of scanning stuff. I'm not sure if it could even scan a number of frames as a single, wider frame. I'll give it a shot tomorrow.

Fajitas!

FX Meister wrote: »

I have a canon coolscan 4400F but I've never been happy with the job that's done of scanning stuff. I'm not sure if it could even scan a number of frames as a single, wider frame. I'll give it a shot tomorrow.

By the sounds of it, you're using the stand-alone software that came with it - Google "Canoscan 4400FF TWAIN", install, and you can import via Photoshop, meaning you can select the dimensions of the scanned document

Mycroft H

is there a Unicare in the blanchardstown shopping center? I want free film!

AnCatDubh

I believe so. Also on main street, blanch. Don't know if they're doing the free film but worth a try.

Tallon

Theres 3 in the village, thats where I got some of mine.... loads left!!

http://www.unicarepharmacy.ie/Browse_By_Map__Leinster/Default.144.html

Mycroft H

thnaks AR and tallon. ill go in there tomorow.

Kintarō Hattori

humberklog wrote: »

Scanner's the way forward though. If you get one can I be your best friend? The Epsom 4490 has been recommended, costs about 250 in Peat's.

I (Peats) can get you that for about €209 if that's any better for you.

_sparkie_

so do i just go in and ask for free film?

Tallon

_sparkie_ wrote: »

so do i just go in and ask for free film?

No its not that simple, you will have to go through an interview proccess, bring along some of your recent photos and they will judge you on them

_sparkie_

i have never done this before so i have no idea what i am ment to do to get this film. there is a unicare very close to me. if it is just as easy as going in and asking for film i will do i now.

so again, what do i do?

Tallon

_sparkie_ wrote: »

i have never done this before so i have no idea what i am ment to do to get this film.

Its ok, i'll talk you through your first time.
Walk in and say, "I was told you are giving out free film, any chance I can have some please?"

To which they will reply, " Yeah sure, here you go" *smile*

That simple

_sparkie_

Tallon wrote: »

Its ok, i'll talk you through your first time.
Walk in and say, "I was told you are giving out free film, any chance I can have some please?"

To which they will reply, " Yeah sure, here you go" *smile*

That simple

thank you, i will be back in about half an hour hopefully with a bit of film.

Prenderb

jao wrote: »

The fuji Place in Edenderry will stick 3 rolls of film onto CD with no prints for 3 Yoyos.

Cant really beat that. And im sure if you asked they'd put a load of them onto a dvd for Buttons.

Does that include processing, or is it extra to a processing charge?

Ciaran500

Just got some from the Unicare at Tesco in Lucan. They have 3 boxes left.

Tallon

Ciaran500 wrote: »

Just got some from the Unicare at Tesco in Lucan. They have 3 boxes left.

They have more than that at superquinn around the corner

_sparkie_

success! dont bother going to the unicare in drumcondra, they are empty now.

Slidinginfinity

_sparkie_ wrote: »

success! dont bother going to the unicare in drumcondra, they are empty now.

Nice castle!

_sparkie_

Slidinginfinity wrote: »

Nice castle!

thanks, i kinda got carried away with it but it looks good on my desk.

Tactical

_sparkie_ wrote: »

success! dont bother going to the unicare in drumcondra, they are empty now.

:eek:

I'm struggling to get more than two ROLLS from a store

:eek:

humberklog

Tactical wrote: »

:eek:

I'm struggling to get more than two ROLLS from a store

:eek:

The because The Peoples Republic is still in rationing mode since the emergency.


Tell'm to cop on, sure you'll be back to give them the business. Their money's in developing film not selling. Daft meely mouthed backwardness. Throw a few shapes into the local Irish Permanent while you're at it.