If you’re attempting to use black and white film in an analogue camera, then as your usage rises; using bulk film is the way to go.
Bulk film is available mostly in 30.5 meter lengths, which equals up to 800 frames for the 35mm format, 20-ish reloads of your camera.
What you need is a bulk film loader and a set of casettes.
£20.41, http://www.firstcall-photographic.co.uk/products/3158/firstcall-bulk-35mm-film-loader - cheap, good?
£43.14, http://www.firstcall-photographic.co.uk/products/857/ap-bulk-35mm-film-loader - a bit more expensive, seems more reliable.
£6.16, http://www.firstcall-photographic.co.uk/products/825/firstcall-reloadable-cassettes-plastic-pack-of-10 - plastic casettes, metal also available.
Then you can have a go using many nice BW films at bulk prices (around half of the roll prices, at least for the more expensive films)
£30 to £55 each, http://www.firstcall-photographic.co.uk/categories/39/bulk-b-w-film?perpage=ALL
That is a total of £27 (or £50) for the gear, then “20 rolls of film” for £30 to £55 - add £25.00 for the delivery within EU.
Sum: £57 to £105 for the gear and a £30-choice of film, £77 to £130 including delivery within EU.
The prices in GBP converts to
just a tad less in Euro’s
and almost 10 times the numbers in SEK.




Swedish sources for bulk film:
http://www.photax.se
http://www.scandinavianphoto.se/search/default.aspx?q=meter+film (higher prices)
UK source
http://www.calumetphoto.co.uk/ctl?ac.ui.pn=search.Search&query=bulk film
(Note, there is a slide COLOR film in there! – That is the first COLOR bulk film I’ve seen so far).
US source
http://www.freestylephoto.biz/sc_search.php?resultpage=1&q=film&rfnc=402&mfg=all&exp=100 ft&
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?ci=2545&N=4287966879+4289268828
http://www.adorama.com/Catalog.tpl?page=il_refine_search – click “Bulk” and then Search in th right sidebar.
http://www.ultrafineonline.com/koprfibl.html – Kodak Porta 160NC (Color!)
Youtube:
Googling: http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=%2Bfilm+%2Bbulk+%2Bloader
Now, I got the gear.
First practice, then real life action….
Piece of cake… this is far easier than I thought. :-)
Developing film is “harder”.
http://www.macodirect.de/index.php?language=en
Real cheap bulk film, Polypan F 50:
http://www.lumiere-shop.de/index.php?page=categorie&cat=79
More on Polypan F, now with Caffenol:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/33051635@N00/discuss/72157623672185608/72157623676194974/
Norweigian source for Foma products
http://www.fomafoto.com
http://shop.fotohuisrovo.nl/index.php?cPath=21_25_30&language=en
Some extra to choose from, but at least the Kodak bulk rolls have HEFTY prices; 30% more than the prices I pay, which I consider high.
http://www.fotoimpex.de/shop/filme/schwarzweissfilme/kleinbildfilme-135/
UNPERFORATED film, wiht no “sprocket holes”, might be possible to use in some cameras:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/ishootfilm/discuss/72157625171166960/72157627974514575/
There might be some more choices to bulk load then, among those apparently some Porta film.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/ishootfilm/discuss/72157629393482159/
-> http://www.ebay.ca/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310178477278&ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:CA:1123
=> Kodak 35mm 1000′ SO331 Hi Contrast Pan Intermediate
http://www.orwona.com/ – http://www.filmotec.de/?page_id=148&lang=en – UN54 and UN74+ (ISO 100 & 400)
http://www.lumiere-shop.de/index.php?page=categorie&cat=79 – Polestar Polypan F 50 (ISO 50)