Top 10 AFFORDABLE Film Photography Accessories That You MUST HAVE

Discover the top 10 affordable film photography accessories that are essential for any film photographer.

This video highlights must-have items to enhance your photography experience without breaking the bank.

Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, these accessories are guaranteed to take your film photography game to the next level.

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[DannerPlace]

I recently bought the Film Killer, and agree with you, it is an excellent product and worth every penny.

[metalfingersfilm]

Dude! So great to see another Wisconsin photographer!! I was shooting my videos in Appleton and then Milwaukee the past 3 years! Recently moved to Colorado, but when I'm back home, would love to connect and shoot a video! :)

[c.augustin]

I don't know – you mentioned all the stuff I could think of. I have a really fancy (and expensive) cable release that is actually much better (and more robust) than every one I had before, but I would not recommend to go this route. Buy several cheap ones and have always 2 in your bag, and you're good!

[bumi]

A changing bag / dark bag - used to take it out w me all the time and take it out when I changed rolls of 135. Consistently got 39/40 shots out of every roll. Stopped taking it with me after I got a motorized loading camera though. Dang "smart" thing won't shoot a single shot beyond 36.

[cfabz]

I saw the Film Killer and immediately bought it. I hate cutting film. It's super nerve-wracking. I'm always afraid I'm going to cut into a frame (which I've done). It's never even, and one of my cameras doesn't space the 35mm frames evenly, so I may have to cut in-between two closer-than-usual frames. I've also tried a small paper cutter, and that thing scratches the hell out of my black and white negatives, even after adding some tape to smooth out the flat cutting edge.

The rest of the list is pretty comprehensive. You'd be surprised how often something like a stupid bag or a lens wipe can save your rear.

[eliyag]

What lens cloth do you use? I use a velvety one made by Zeiss and it leaves too much fuzz on my lens

[grainificent]

i use a film picker as well because thats a must for self development and bulk loading, also have film holders for my film. 35mm and 120. i need to get some filters and i have never heard of this film killer! i just used scissors xp how lame of me 🤣

[oudviola]

Spare batteries! My Bronica GS-1 has electronics even when not metering.

[iainmc]

Film retrievers ... aaaargh. Having fought with mine for hours (it really does work better with some makes of film than others) I've a couple of inches of old film with some double sided sellotape on the end that pushed in works just as well, turn film until you hear the click then slide the sellotaped film in a couple of inches and withdraw slowly; or best of all lick the emulsion side of an old piece of film and slide that in (this is all sounding a bit pervy) and pull it out carefully.
Failing that use the bottle opener and get yourself a beer and calm down 😖
The real trick is avoid the whole damned problem and never wind your film all the way back into the cassette, there's five inches of fully exposed 35mm film before your first frame if you've loaded the film in daylight anyway.

[TristanColgate]

Film pickers are a route to total insanity. I can never get the things working. If I do want to pull the leader out I use a long bit of negative, wet it, push it in, wiggle the center sprocket a bit, and then pull it out. It works way more often than my old picker. (I mostly go bottle opener now, but I do want to start bulk rolling.