http://www.thedrgroup.com/Film.htm

good resource for short ends and such.

jeff.




On Apr 8, 2007, at 5:54 PM, Ole Dost wrote:

> Hi Chris,
>
> There´s a company in the U.S. with name „Film XChange“. They are
> selling short ends and recans. One complete and tested roll costs
> 50% of what you have to pay, when you buy directly from Kodak or
> Fuji. If you are buying small amounts, and this means 100ft loads
> upt to 200ft, it is not tested and you get it almost for nothing.
> For 150ft of fresh Kodak Stock recanned as a short end, I had to
> pay 7 Euros!! This short loads are not tested as the bigger loads,
> but there´s in general no problem using them.
>
> The company Film X Change has bases in many countries. The one in
> Germany is in Hamburg. If there´s a base of this company in
> Germany, there should be one in the UK too.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ole
>
>
>
> Von: k-3@yahoogroups.com [mailto:k-3@yahoogroups.com] Im Auftrag
> von Chris Harvey
> Gesendet: Sonntag, 8. April 2007 19:58
> An: k-3@yahoogroups.com
> Betreff: [k-3] 16mm short ends/cheap stock to UK??
>
>
>
> Hi again all, and glad that I might have kick-started the
> forum's "Second Life". Happy to oblige! ;-),
>
> I'm still pondering the K3. So another question that may help me
> decide to buy one:
>
> As I'm on a VERY tight budget, and as shooting on 16mm is similar to
> running gold dust through one's fingers, does anyone know where you
> can get cheap 16mm film stock? If I get a K3 I shall obviously want
> to do some tests, so cheap and even outdated stock will suffice for
> those first few rolls. I'm based in the UK, but as long as they will
> ship to the UK I'm open to sellers from outside. I have already done
> some online searching and although I found some very nice prices for
> short ends etc (Pro 8mm and Spectra to name but two), my joy was
> somewhat short-lived when I dicovered the shipping costs to be
> astronomical - even for a single roll (buying large amounts would
> work out okay, but not small amounts).
>
> Again, any help would be most welcome.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
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