Fujifilm Bulk Rolls

[Caleb Hauge]

Does Fuji still sell bulk (50 ft/100 ft/400 ft/etc) film? I'm mainly interested in Provia/Velvia, but I'm also curious if they sell anything in bulk rolls anymore. If they don't, where are some places I can get expired bulk rolls of Fuji's slide film stocks? I've had no luck finding anything so far.

This PDF on the Fuji website seems to imply that, at one point, Velvia 100 was sold in bulk rolls.

 

[Trail Images]

I guess my question would be, does Fuji sell ANY transparency films no matter what size and flavor? Anything in Velvia & Provia I've seen was outdated stock here and there.

 

[Christiaan Phleger]

Oh dear, this brings back a wave of nostalgia. Fuji used to sell Neopan 400 in bulk rolls, but I am not kidding, they were LONGER than 100ft. With any Kodak, Agfa or Ilford bulk roll I would (and still do) get 18 rolls plus one 20-24 exposure roll, using the standard Watson loader.

With those Fuji Neopan 400 rolls, (as well as the few Neopan SS rolls I found) I could get 20 rolls *exactly* with one tiny 8 frame roll. This was not a fluke or one off observation, in the late 1990's for the first few years of my B&W wedding photography Freestyle had these Fuji bulk rolls on short-date special for $18.99 a roll and I would buy 2-3 cases (12 rolls each case) every couple of months. Each bulk roll was 20 rolls. I would spool up 3-4 bulk rolls per wedding a couple of days before, and ten rolls would fit nicely into one empty bulk roll can, and my partner and I would easily carry 50-80 rolls to shoot, plus about 10-20 rolls of factory packed color for the portraits. Always 20 rolls with Fuji!

 

[koraks]

Does Fuji still sell bulk (50 ft/100 ft/400 ft/etc) film?

Don't think so. Can't recall having seen them being sold in the pas 2 decades or so. Not on the 'used' market either; Kodak bulk rolls of various kinds pop up from time to time. No Fuji!

 

[mshchem]

Eastman Kodak sells 400 feet rolls of Ektachrome 100, beautiful stuff, similar to Provia. Less than a dollar per foot. That's 1/4th what Kodak Alaris sells the confectioned 36 exp rolls.

 

[mshchem]

Edit it's over $500/ 400' cheap!

 

[mshchem]

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1697919-REG/kodak_7493331_ektachrome_100d_color_reversal.html

 

[Caleb Hauge]

Thank you. I love Ektachrome (and I do shoot bulk rolled E100D sometimes) but it's not something that can replace Velvia.

 

[brbo]

Oh dear, this brings back a wave of nostalgia. Fuji used to sell Neopan 400 in bulk rolls, but I am not kidding, they were LONGER than 100ft.

Similarly, Fuji pro 35mm cassettes have a couple of centimetres of extra film (compared to Kodak and Fuji consumer 35mm cassettes). It can give you an extra shot per roll.

 

[cmacd123]

Oh dear, this brings back a wave of nostalgia. Fuji used to sell Neopan 400 in bulk rolls, but I am not kidding, they were LONGER than 100ft.

Any of the Fuji Bulk still film I have obtained was always on an "Eyemo" 100ft spool. (even the Legacy Pro bulk rools I got from Freestyle were on Eyemo spools stamped "FUJI FILM on the flanges.)

The theory of a 100ft spool is that it is daylight loading.... and so it comes with a leader and trailer, perhaps an extra 5 to 8 feet all together. Naturaly any still protographer is going to only open the can in the dark, and is likly to use what was intended for Leader as useable film.

I do recall several decades ago, getting a roll of Tri-X 417, which is also on an Eyemo spool , and has BH perforations. One of the first rolls I loaded had the type and emulsion number perforated across the film. It seems that Kodak took the attitude that if they were giving you Leader it was dedicated to being leader.

 

[mshchem]

Thank you. I love Ektachrome (and I do shoot bulk rolled E100D sometimes) but it's not something that can replace Velvia.

Agreed!

 

[mshchem]

Any of the Fuji Bulk still film I have obtained was always on an "Eyemo" 100ft spool. (even the Legacy Pro bulk rools I got from Freestyle were on Eyemo spools stamped "FUJI FILM on the flanges.)

The theory of a 100ft spool is that it is daylight loading.... and so it comes with a leader and trailer, perhaps an extra 5 to 8 feet all together. Naturaly any still protographer is going to only open the can in the dark, and is likly to use what was intended for Leader as useable film.

I do recall several decades ago, getting a roll of Tri-X 417, which is also on an Eyemo spool , and has BH perforations. One of the first rolls I loaded had the type and emulsion number perforated across the film. It seems that Kodak took the attitude that if they were giving you Leader it was dedicated to being leader.

Amazing how Bell and Howell had such impact. Now just a brand licensed to sell cheap junk on TV.

 

[MattKing]

Amazing how Bell and Howell had such impact. Now just a brand licensed to sell cheap junk on TV.

In the last Downton Abbey movie, the story line partly centred around a late 1920s movie being shot at Downton Abbey. They feature a Bell and Howell movie camera in that recreation. At some time in its history, that camera had been owned and used by Terry Gilliam - notably for most of the Monty Python animations.
And of course, there was the Bell and Howell Foton:

 

[cmacd123]

Amazing how Bell and Howell had such impact. Now just a brand licensed to sell cheap junk on TV.

Well the Eyemo was used as a WWII combat camera. and was also quite handy for hard to get shots where a bigger movie camera would not fit. AND it was rugged enough that the film would survive if used as a "Crash Camera" even if the relatively cheep war surplus camera was destroyed.

 

[armadsen]

Fuji Provia in bulk rolls appears to have existed: https://brunei.desertcart.com/produ...dpiii-slide-film-35mm-x-100-feet-roll-05-2012

But it doesn’t now, unfortunately.

 

[mshchem]

In the last Downton Abbey movie, the story line partly centred around a late 1920s movie being shot at Downton Abbey. They feature a Bell and Howell movie camera in that recreation. At some time in its history, that camera had been owned and used by Terry Gilliam - notably for most of the Monty Python animations.
And of course, there was the Bell and Howell Foton:
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That's a great looking camera, 1/1000th second.

 

[mshchem]

Well the Eyemo was used as a WWII combat camera. and was also quite handy for hard to get shots where a bigger movie camera would not fit. AND it was rugged enough that the film would survive if used as a "Crash Camera" even if the relatively cheep war surplus camera was destroyed.

Kodak spools for these cameras are still bouncing around. Handy for splitting up bigger reels. I really wish I had done more with a movie camera but it was pretty much over by the time I graduated from high school.

 

[MattKing]

That's a great looking camera, 1/1000th second.

And a built-in 4 frame p/s motor drive
But at a price of $700 USD - in 1948! - it was never going to be successful.

 

[AnselMortensen]

I used many 100' rolls of Fujichrome Provia 100 in the late 1990's.

 

[Caleb Hauge]

Fuji Provia in bulk rolls appears to have existed: https://brunei.desertcart.com/produ...dpiii-slide-film-35mm-x-100-feet-roll-05-2012

But it doesn’t now, unfortunately.

That's the most recent example I've seen so far! Most of the ones I've seen expired in the 90s/early-mid 2000s. It's good to know they were made as recently as that; I've found Fuji's slide films tend to age fairly well (not cold stored) within at least 10 years of expiration.

 

[destroya]

I have 2 provia bulk rolls left in the film freezer. think the exp date is around 2014, so it was not that long ago. the exp date for the bulk rolls of superia 400 is 9/17. think I paid $69 for the provia bulk rolls and the best bargin of the decade for me, the bulk rolls of superia were $22 each. I bought the max anumber that freestyle would allow, 5 rolls.

now I get the E100 400 foot rolls direct from eastman and break them down into 100 foot sections. At least, my son buys them as he is a film major in college and he gets a decent student discount for buying them. always makes a great B-day gift from him! Gotta try 5222 one of these days

john

 

[OrientPoint]

I have a few bulk rolls of Neopan 400 and 1600 sitting in the freezer, expired 2010 or thereabout. They sold them in this century, but I haven't seen new ones in quite a while. I'd better shoot that 1600 before it degrades into a puddle.

 

[dourbalistar]

I have 2 provia bulk rolls left in the film freezer. think the exp date is around 2014, so it was not that long ago. the exp date for the bulk rolls of superia 400 is 9/17. think I paid $69 for the provia bulk rolls and the best bargin of the decade for me, the bulk rolls of superia were $22 each. I bought the max anumber that freestyle would allow, 5 rolls.

now I get the E100 400 foot rolls direct from eastman and break them down into 100 foot sections. At least, my son buys them as he is a film major in college and he gets a decent student discount for buying them. always makes a great B-day gift from him! Gotta try 5222 one of these days

john

@destroya was kind enough to post a PSA about that bulk Superia deal, and thanks to that I was able to get 5 bulk rolls as well. And actually, if you bought 5 rolls, they were $20/roll instead of $22 each. Oddly, the sale page is still live on Freestyle's website. I gave one roll away to Colton Allen (sadly, he passed away in late 2022), but the other rolls are still in my freezer.

 

[AnselMortensen]

I used many 100' rolls of Fujichrome Provia 100 in the late 1990's.

Replying to myself, here...with proof.

 

[MCB18]

@destroya was kind enough to post a PSA about that bulk Superia deal, and thanks to that I was able to get 5 bulk rolls as well. And actually, if you bought 5 rolls, they were $20/roll instead of $22 each. Oddly, the sale page is still live on Freestyle's website. I gave one roll away to Colton Allen (sadly, he passed away in late 2022), but the other rolls are still in my freezer.

Dang! Wish I could have gotten some. I was just getting into film then, and 500 feet of film would have been a super awesome BDay gift.

Bulk C-41 color needs to come back. Unfortunately, it seems like it won’t happen, as no one seems interested in trying it. Even though Kodak Rochester probably has the capabilities, as they package B&W film in bulk, they probably won’t for… reasons.