Maybe this thread should be retitled "Dearth of Film - Not!"
Here in North Central Texas consumer grade slide film is readily available
at Wal-mart, Eckerd and many supermarkets. Typically available are Kodak
Elite Chrome in 100-400, Fuji Sensia II 100. Even Kodachrome 64 persists,
rather like a dandelion - every time I think a store's quit carrying it, the
stuff reappears.
These stores also stock Kodak Black & White+ (I guess T400CN has been
discontinued by Kodak, altho' I don't see a bit of difference in the
emulsions). Heck, Wal-mart even carries Tri-X (so does Eckerd) and T-Max.
My favorite all-around color print film, Fuji Superia X-tra 800, is readily
available, thanks due to P&Ss with slowish zooms. The only serious complain
I have is that Eckerd carries only Kodak films, and no supermarket, pharmacy
or discount store carries Agfa, other than Walgreen's house brand film.
Another gripe: these stores charge as much as $6 a roll for a 24-exposure
roll of Sensia, when I can get a 36-exposure roll of Provia from a pro shop
for five bucks.
Compared with my experiences in the New York City and 'burbs megaplex during
the late '60s-early '70s when I first got into 35mm photography, things are
pretty good nowadays film-wise. Back then it was damned difficult to find a
decent selection of 35mm film anywhere except a camera shop. About the only
films the grocery stores, pharmacies and discount stores carried were 126
Instamatic and some rollfilm for Brownies, etc.
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Lex Jenkins
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"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he
will sit in a boat and drink beer all day."
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