[pure-silver] Re: OT.......Available 120 film in China????
- From: Eric Nelson <emanmb@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 12:14:46 -0700 (PDT)
Have a good trip!
I've never had any film fogged in all my traveling due to 2 things. Xray film
bags and never loading my film into a bag that goes under the plane. They'll
ask you to take the film out of the bags which at that point you can get the
hand check. I've had film go thru the carry on xray with no ill effects.
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From: Bogdan <bkarasek@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 6:14 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: OT.......Available 120 film in China????
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 tox-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saw some Kodak E6 120 in Macau and it was out of date and expensive.
>
>
>
>________________________________
> From: Bogdan Karasek <BKarasek@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 5:24 AM
>Subject: [pure-silver] OT.......Available 120 film in China????
>
>
>Hello,
>
>This maybe be slightly OT but I thought somebody in the
group might have
>up to date information.
>
>I haven't been to China since 2005, so my information is
out of date.
>My wife and I are going for 12 days in January, mainly
Beijing, Shanghai
>and the Three Gorges. I'll be shooting 120 Tri-X and 120
Fuji Provia
>100 slides. What's available these days in those cities?
I've used
>4x5 Shanghai and Lucky film I brought back last time, but
I can't
>remember seeing 120 film. What's available in 120 and
where can you
>get it. I went to the Photo Department Store on the 3rd
Ring Road
>back then. Anything available at the Dirt Market?
>
>If anybody has been to China, esp. Beijing/Shanghai, in
the past year
>and was shooting film bought there, I'd appreciate
hearing from you,
>privately, so as not to disrupt the group's bandwidth.
>
>I'm also bringing a Canon PowerShot S110
>
>Thank you!
>
>Cheers,
>Bogdan
>
>
>
>
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