So I picked up a cheap 35mm body and will shortly add a Diana F+ with the 35mm back too. Now I guess I need some film. Its been a while so I thought I'd ask here:-

1) Any suggestions on where to aquire some film? (doesnt matter if it has expired for the Diana 135 & 120 formats)
2) Any suggestions on where to acquire CHEAP film
3) As I intend to Xpro a few rolls of slide film any suggestions on where to get it from

I had a look on eBay and strangely the film is still quite pricey, especially slide. I'm not tight or anything but I dont need good stuff to run through the lomo and certainly the first few attempts are probably going to be wasted

and 4) Do you have a favourite film?

Blade Runner. What … oh. (8+)
Back on topic, I like the camera and I'm looking forward to see what you capture with it (should you decide to share the results).
I can't help you with the film stock but I expect someone'll be along shortly to point you in the right direction.
Good luck with the camera. (8+)

Mark

Fujichrome Velvia. It's what I always used back in the day.

Alex pointed me at Discount Films Direct (I think - that website looks a bit different to what I remember, but it may have just had a facelift)

I always used Ilford FP4 for B&W stuff. Can't believe I almost forgot this.

Mark

Thanks for the link. A quick look at the pricing looks good. And its quite local to me too.

That's what I've been using, along with their Delta stuff.

Anyone used to keep / still keep their film stock in the fridge or freezer?

I dunno about the freezer but as far as I'm aware the fridge is still a good place to keep film stock.

Mark

There seems to be a good discussion about this here on Flickr.
I haven't read the whole thread but I think it gives you the gist.

Mark

Cool, I'll have a read of that.

Pound Land have kodak films for, err, a pound atm...
Faye tends to use Ilford bought from Jessops of sevendayshop.com (or .co.uk)

My new favourite online film source is http://www.7dayshop.com
They do other goodies as well, worth a nose, there's usually a few nuggets hidden amongst the dross.

As to my favourite film, I'm deeply in love with Kodak Ektar 100 and Fuji Reala 100. The first does reds really, really well and the other does greens, really, really well. Also the grain on the Ektar is almost unbelievably fine.
For B&W, I don't have a preferred stock; for simplicity Kodak BW400 CN is processed in the same way as colour neg, so it's often easier to use rather than tracking down a B&W lab. I although quite like the lower contrast of the BW400 CN compared to something like some of the Ilfords.
(I picked up 3 rolls of Kodak TMax 100 today, FWIW, I've never shot on it so I'm interested to see what I think.)

I'm a firm believer in keeping your film in the fridge as well - if you're intending to keep it for a long time then yes, you can freeze it so long as you're careful when you thaw it. I've known of Super 16mm cinefilm kept this way being used with no adverse effects, but as I say, only worth it if you're thinking in terms of years.

If you want something cheap to play with, I've certainly got a couple of rolls of what I'd call 'practice' film in the fridge I can stick in the post.

Thank you very much! I'll send you a PM.

Reading up on various film it does appear that results can vary wildly depending on the lab/process/technician e.g. the chap who I got the camera off found a roll of Ilford XP2 Super which some say is rubbish and leaves a cast (B&W but C41 process). Others though say its down to people knowing how to process it properly.

My mum used to complain there was more film than food in our fridge