How many rolls on a Bulk Roll?

[david b]

How many 24 exposure rolls can you get from a 100 foot bulk roll?

 

[Dave Parker]

I don't load 24's, but I can get 20+ 36's out of a 100 bulk roll..

by the way you should have a package on Sat or Monday.

Dave

 

[Claire Senft]

Close to 30.

 

[joeyk49]

I usually load 16- 20 frame rolls. It seems to be alot per bulk roll. It also depends on how long of a leader you make...

I know that this doesn't help you. But bulk rolling is the way to go, in my very humble opinion...

 

[mgb74]

I figure 1.5 inches per frame plus 9 inches for the leader and trailer. You can do the math. The length of the leader and trailer depends on your loader, your film-into-cassette loading habits, and your film-into-camera loading habits.

One point should be mentioned about bulk loading. I always assume the last frame on the roll is fogged and unusable. So, for 24 exp, I load 25. YMMV.

 

[Monophoto]

I load 35 exposure rolls - and get about 18 per 100' bulk roll.

 

[Wayne Frederick]

I get about twenty 30 exposure rolls per 100' bulk roll.

 

[harveyje]

I also get 18 35ex rolls per 100'

 

[Dave Parker]

As I am typing this, I have loaded my 20th roll of Kodak Portra NC from a bulk 100 foot roll I purchased the other day on ebay, I am using a Lloyd loader.

Dave

 

[srs5694]

One more comment: There'll be some variability in answers depending on what you consider a "24-exposure" (or whatever) roll. Depending on what camera you use, it's generally possible to get an extra 1-3 exposures per roll on commercially-rolled film (25-27 exposures on a "24-exposure" roll, for instance). If you aim to match that, you'll get fewer rolls from a bulk roll. If you don't, and you go for a true 24 (or whatever) exposures, the answer will depend to some extent on your camera and loading technique. As mgb74 says, the possibility (or certainty, depending on your bulk loader and loading technique) of fogging the final frame can be a factor, too.