Thanks for those guys! I've already emailed them for further details.
Sounds like shooting 16 doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg after
all... Well, maybe just an arm! ;-)

Chris

Chris--- In k-3@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Lynch <jeff@...> wrote:
>
> 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 to do some tests, so cheap and even outdated stock will suffice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
> >
> >
> >
> >
>