[pure-silver] Re: OT.......Available 120 film in China????
- From: Hi Sun Wong <hisun@xxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 20:41:41 +0800
Bogdan,
Don't worry about x-raying films. I am still using films. 120, 135(X-Pan
format) and 4x5 for my trips to the West of China, every other year usually. I
carry films up to 400ASA, color and black & white. I do not see any problem
with x-raying films going to numerous flights I took for the trips in the past.
The prints made from the x-rayed films were exhibited in galleries, shows and
museums many times and no one told me I had fogged films.
Don't expect custom agents to hand inspecting in China. They know what and why
you asked for hand inspections, but they all say it is film safe, it is printed
on the machine with big letters, right. They don't care as well. I don't know
why your films were fogged, were your trips in China? Back when Kodachrome was
available, I routinely passed Kodachrome through the x-ray machine with no
fogging. My most recent rip was flying
HK-ChengDou-Beijing-Urumuqi-Dunhuang-Beijing-HK, total of 6 airports, I had 70
or 80 rolls of 120 and 135 films with me. That was not a truly photographic
trips. I went to Lop Nor, camping along the way, so no 4x5. Driving 10 hours a
day, so no time to do real photography. I do not have any problem with film
fogging at all. But I hand carried my films, no check in. Check in films is NO
NO.
Many films are available in Shanghai and Beijing, even 8x10 TMAX, But you don't
want to have to go to the specialty shops/shopping centres just to buy films.
They are usually out of the ways, in cheaper non-central areas. There are many
people shooting film in China. It is fashionable to shoot films these days.
I live in Shanghai, I am from Hong Kong. I buy films in Shanghai, Hong Kong and
occasionally in Tokyo. Tokyo has the best collections, Hong Kong has the least.
I am not sure about Beijing. I guess it is about the same as Shanghai.
Enjoy the trip and let me know if you have more questions.
Cheers
Hisun
On Aug 21, 2013, at 7:14 PM, Bogdan <bkarasek@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Eric,
>
> Thanks for the suggestion regarding bringing my own film for the duration of
> the trip. Too much time would be wasted looking for film. My one worry is
> that that my film gets x-rayed and fogged. Hopefully, customs agents will
> oblige by hand inspecting if I request it, but I am at their mercy. If they
> decide to x-ray it, then I am screwed. The last two times, all my film was
> fogged.
>
> If I run into some 120 Shanghai 100asa, I'll buy it.
>
> As you point out, I'll have better things to do than searching for film.
>
> Thanks for your input; much appreciated.
>
> Regards, Bogdan
>
> On 8/21/2013 2:04 AM, Eric Nelson wrote:
>> I'd buy everything before you go.
>>
>> Films are hard to come by over here in Thailand from what I've seen. Camera
>> stores, other than some a special area in Chinatown, are all geared towards
>> digital.
>> You'd have to search for, then find the store, then check out whether it's
>> out of date etc during a short 12 day trip, all the while trying to get
>> through the language barrier unless you are fluent. Believe me trying to
>> talk tech in another language is near impossible. I've got a "decent"
>> amount of the basics of Thai, but that still leaves me completely unprepared
>> to talk shop. Completely.
>> You will have better things to do.
>>
>> If you stumble across some odd film and it's real cheap, it might be fun
>> stuff to play with and experiment with. But for the serious shooting, byo
>> and be fairly certain of it's quality and characteristics. Back in early
>> 2000's I saw some Kodak E6 120 in Macau and it was out of date and
>> expensive.
>>
>>
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