View Full Version : I need 127 film.
Stephanie Brim
07-12-2007, 09:03 AM
I've been itching to get my hands on a Holga for quite some time and I actually think it may be a cheaper route, but I have something even better. I got my hands on a working Bilora Bella camera (search it on Google...it's cute) that takes similarly "awful" photos. I want to use it for an upcoming project I'm thinking about tackling.
So...
Who still sells 127 B&W film? I heard something about Fotoimpex still selling Efke 100 in 127. Do they by any chance sell bulk rolls to reroll on 127 spools so that I can just buy a few rolls and then a bulk roll?
Barring that, does anyone have some they'd be willing to part with?
Looks like Freestyle still has it, along with IR, which could be a fun experiment.
Nick Zentena
07-12-2007, 09:16 AM
Do they by any chance sell bulk rolls to reroll on 127 spools so that I can just buy a few rolls and then a bulk roll?
I think bulk rolls of 46mm unpeforated would do. But it's mostly colour. Used to show up on Ebay quite often. I don't know if B&H etc still stock it.
Stephanie Brim
07-12-2007, 09:23 AM
I specifically need B&W for what I want to do.
I'll have to see what Freestyle has, and then email them to see if they'll take a money order or something. Having no credit card sucks.
sionnac
07-12-2007, 09:59 AM
http://www.frugalphotographer.com/cat127.htm -- they have color for 6.99 /roll.
Andrey Donchev
07-12-2007, 10:02 AM
You can contact Fotoimpex (http://www.fotoimpex.de). They offer Efke/Adox R100 in this size. 3.50 EUR (x1), 31 EUR (x10). The lack of credit card is not a problem. They don't accept CC payments anyway :(!
Silverhead
07-12-2007, 11:31 AM
Freestyle normally carries Efke R100 in 127 size, but their web site says that they're on back-order until July 23. It's pretty hard to go wrong with Efke film...it's great old-school stuff. The only thing is that the emulsion has no hardener in it, so you need to use a fixer that has hardener, or the emulsion can scratch verrrrrrry easily.
Sirius Glass
07-12-2007, 12:05 PM
Stephanie,
Check out the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester New York. They have film in sizes that have not been seen in decades.
If you have trouble finding out how to contact their store, I am sure one of the Rochester APUGGERs will help you.
Steve
Jack L. Williams
07-12-2007, 12:22 PM
Odd sizes available from Films For Classics, Honeoye Falls NY, (585)624-4945; color or B/W, respooled from EK stock.
Roger Hicks
07-12-2007, 01:13 PM
Odd sizes available from Films For Classics, Honeoye Falls NY, (585)624-4945; color or B/W, respooled from EK stock.
Are they still around? If so, great news -- I couldn't get hold of them last time I tried. Probably just me, trying from another continent...
Cheers,
Roger
copake_ham
07-12-2007, 01:19 PM
Courtesy of Mr. Google:
http://www.filmforclassics.com/
I checked their order form (you have to scroll down a bit after you open it) and noted that they do not take on-line orders but will take e-mailed ones. They do take CC's but will obviously also accept other forms of payment.
No connection to them - just a follow up from the prior post....
Stephanie Brim
07-12-2007, 02:00 PM
Awesome, thanks guys. :)
CRhymer
07-12-2007, 02:38 PM
Hello Stephanie,
PM or email me. I have a few rolls you can have.
Cheers,
Clarence
Roger Hicks
07-12-2007, 02:45 PM
Courtesy of Mr. Google:
http://www.filmforclassics.com/
I checked their order form (you have to scroll down a bit after you open it) and noted that they do not take on-line orders but will take e-mailed ones. They do take CC's but will obviously also accept other forms of payment.
No connection to them - just a follow up from the prior post....
Good news: thanks. A year or so ago Frances Schultz and I were trying to get hold of them for the annual Shutterbug Buyers' Guide (replaced this year with a Techniques Guide) and couldn't. I'm very glad this was our problem and not theirs.
Cheers,
Roger
Stephanie Brim
07-12-2007, 02:54 PM
Anyone know if FotoImpex has bulk rolls of Efke 100 in 46mm size that I could buy?
Anyone know if FotoImpex has bulk rolls of Efke 100 in 46mm size that I could buy?
why not ask them Stephanie?
Stephanie Brim
07-12-2007, 04:00 PM
Heh, good idea. I've never been that good at the direct approach...
bdial
07-12-2007, 10:27 PM
B & H has Efke 127 B&W and Kodak Ektachrome in 127 (and 620 FWIW) all showing in stock. They even show some Portra in 828.
It's in Film -> Other film formats
sjperry
07-12-2007, 11:21 PM
Yes I regularly use Film for Classics for 620. They are still around (at least the last time I tried, a month or back), and a good source.
Steve Perry
Stephanie Brim
07-13-2007, 12:42 AM
I've gotten enough for now, but I'm going to have to remember to email Fotoimpex later on this year for when I need more. Efke 100 is what I want. My main problem now is finding the Kodak Professional Fixer I used to use...TF-4 doesn't have a hardener. Is there anything I can add AS a hardener?