7 CHEAP Films EVERYONE IGNORES (But They Beat $18 Portra)
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📕 THE CAMERA WORKBENCH BOOK — 51 pages, 130+ exact models, dated August 2026 prices, and the honest
catch on every single one. The buy-it-for-life list, the brand map, the parts-extinction hall (which
failures are a bill and which are a funeral), the investment shelf, and three printable field cards.
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@Ratsters 1 month ago
Very instructive. Thanks!
@user-sl5pl7wy1v 1 month ago
Maybe like $1.00 I used to bulk load B&W film starting around 1973. Probably cheaper than that but I always loaded 36 exposure rolls.
@johngelnaw1243 1 month ago
This video is crap. It's AI slop. It makes no mention of the split between Eastman Kodak and Kodak Alaris. It helpfully points out that B&W films are not a replacement for Portra. It has images of 3 discontinued Fuji films shown during a discussion of "alternatives". A screenshot of Fomapan 400 labeled, I swear to god, "Portra 400: Color Negative". This is AI slop, and more importantly, is not LABELED as AI Generated. If your book is as high quality as this video, it's a rip-off.
7 CHEAP Films EVERYONE IGNORES (But They Beat $18 Portra)
The Camera Workbench
3,084 views
📕 THE CAMERA WORKBENCH BOOK — 51 pages, 130+ exact models, dated August 2026 prices, and the honest
catch on every single one. The buy-it-for-life list, the brand map, the parts-extinction hall (which
failures are a bill and which are a funeral), the investment shelf, and three printable field cards.
👉 https://cameraworkbench.com