Topic: Rera color 127

[Terry]

Maybe I've been out of it, or maybe it's a new thing, but I see on the evilbay that Rera is now selling color reversal 127:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-rolls-of-Color-Reversal-Films-of-127-size-Assembled-in-Japan-/122025146720?hash=item1c6943f960:g:BaYAAOSwmtJXbMmx

[jharr]

Someone wealthy will have to let me know how it goes. $43/roll is an order of magnitude outside my price range! 

[Francois]

Yikes! That's expensive!
And I thought it couldn't possibly get more expensive than Rollei Retro 80 in 127 format in my Coronet 3D (which makes only 4 stereo pairs per roll)

[Terry]

Hmmmm...I get $12/roll plus shipping from Japan.  This auction is for a lot of three rolls.

[jharr]

Ah, I missed that it was for 3 rolls. Still, I would really have to want a specific film to pay that when Velvia 120 can be had for half that. But I am all for diversity in the film arena. So have at it!

[Ed Wenn]

Yeah, but 127 has been way more expensive than 120 for a long time so I don't think these prices are too bad really. The shipping from Japan will hurt a bit (natch) and that may push the prices over the top for some, but if you have a sexy 4x4 that you just need to feed...there isn't a lot of choice out there.

[Terry]

Being the holder of (possibly)  the world's largest stash of bulk 127 film, I'm not going to buy this stuff any day soon.  I'd need to get some E6 chemistry too.  But I take encouragement from the fact that the Rerapan people are doing well enough to expand their line.  It tells me that there are lots of 127 shooters out there in the ether and if I outlive my stash there may still be film to shoot.  (That said, I've been thinking about a machine to slit 70mm down to 46....)

[AJShepherd]

Really need to look into Rerapan some time soon to bring out my 127 cameras.
this is reversal film? Wonder if you can still get Super Slide holders, as I believe you can project a 127 slide in a 35mm projector. That'd be interesting to look at.

In the meantime, I'd be more likely to get black and white or C41 film.

[Terry]

Check out Bluefire too:  http://www.frugalphotographer.com/index.php

They sell repackaged Portra 160 and 400 in 127 as well as Ilford HP5

[KevinAllan]

Maco in Germany also sell the Rera Chrome 127 film:

https://www.macodirect.de/en/rarities/5506/rera-chrome-100-roll-film-127

Their postage is a minimum of 12 euros (just noticed my keyboard has no euro symbol) to the UK but that's probably cheaper than buying from Japan, if you happen to be in Europe and, for the moment, in the EU.

I have bought other stuff from Maco which was delivered in about 3 days. I was planning to buy a load of  FP4 and some chemicals but the falling value of the £ made UK sellers cheaper.

I have also bought the Bluefire films from the Frugal Photographer in the past, the service was fine but obviously import + postage was expensive.

[Terry]

Japan appears to have one of the few postal services that's still subsidized; I bought a LF lens from a guy in Tokyo last year and the charge for express post to the US was astonishingly cheap.  Ezox is selling their b&w film on ebay for a slightly lower price than Freestyle and B+H charge and shipping to the US for $8.50, about the same price (or perhaps less) as it would be to post it here.  I guess the VAT would tip the balance in Europe wouldn't it?

Update: I just ran the numbers and it looks like their ebay price works out to just under 9 quid a roll plus shipping.  That's unless the customs and excise people tack on a fee....or my math is skewed!

[Kai-san]

I find that Japanese shipping is normally quite cheap, and in addition very fast. I once pressed the Buy Now button on an ebay item from Japan late one Friday night, on the following Tuesday morning they attempted to deliver it to my home address (and of course I wasn't home...... ).
Kevin, what developer did you use for the Bluefire film? I see that they have a dedicated developer and in addition recommend some developers that are unfamiliar to me. I must say it looks very interesting.

[KevinAllan]

Kevin, what developer did you use for the Bluefire film? I see that they have a dedicated developer and in addition recommend some developers that are unfamiliar to me. I must say it looks very interesting.

We're talking about different films here. I think you are referring to the black and white 35mm Bluefire Police film (https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=33186310%40N03&sort=date-taken-desc&text=bluefire&view_all=1) but the film I purchased was 127 C41 colour negative film (http://www.frugalphotographer.com/cat127.php) which is respooled Kodak Portra 160NC or 400NC.

I processed that film in the Digibase kit and example results are here https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=33186310%40N03&sort=date-taken-desc&text=bluefire&view_all=1