Are We Really Stuck With Ilford MGFB? Where Are the Magic Papers of the Past?

[Chromium VI]

That's more expensive than what I can buy Ilford for locally on a like for like basis ( size, number of sheets), before shipping is added.

Yes that is true. But if you are into Bromoil that's the stuff you want...

 

[Craig]

But we were told it was the alternative to Ilford price gouging and soooo much cheaper. Guess not.

 

[bedrof]

I asked before and I'll ask again, where can someone buy Slavich paper currently?
(and legally, i.e. not breaking trade embargos or risk having the paper seized by customs)

The embargo is set the other way around - film and paper going into Russia from EU/US will be confiscated by their customs. But there are multiple ways of bypassing this.

 

[John Wiegerink]

The embargo is set the other way around - film and paper going into Russia from EU/US will be confiscated by their customs. But there are multiple ways of bypassing this.

Yes, it's called "bribes"!

 

[bedrof]

Yes, it's called "bribes"!

Incorrect. I can hardly imagine a situation when an american or EU legal entity bribes a respective customs for the benefit of some photography hobbyist.
One possible answer is a huge chinese market for locals, which can be reached by foreigners with just a tiny bit of an extra effort.

 

[GregY]

But we were told it was the alternative to Ilford price gouging and soooo much cheaper. Guess not.

Absolutely..... those are serious prices. 400€ for 100 sheets of roughly 12x16......& then shipping.
I'm still on the elbows up team.

 

[Yezishu]

Incorrect. I can hardly imagine a situation when an american or EU legal entity bribes a respective customs for the benefit of some photography hobbyist.
One possible answer is a huge chinese market for locals, which can be reached by foreigners with just a tiny bit of an extra effort.

A real american or EU legal entity.
Often they sell goods to disposable shell companies, which then conduct gray import and export transactions.
For example, bringing several rolls of 1,000-foot expired film from Hong Kong into mainland China without tax. Sometimes they appear on Amazon as repackaged, unbranded film rolls.