Budapest

[Allen in Montreal]

Can anyone recommend a good camera shop in Budapest where I can buy black and white film while in the city.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

Allen ,

Look at below link and list :

Dont forget to buy your loved one Eosin Glazed Ceramic from Hungary.

http://www.acecam.com/e-europe.html

Artfoto Stúdió, Budapest, Hungary
In Hungarian, English and German. Distributors of studio photographic equipment, including Sinar cameras, Broncolor lighting, Foba studio equipment, products from Visatec, Graf, Kodak and more. Artfoto also operates a commercial photography studio, doing technical, advertising and fashion photography for clients. Fully-equipped studios available for rent.

Forte Photochemical Co. Ltd., Vác, Hungary
In English and Hungarian language. Established in 1922, Forte manufactures Fortepan black and white films, Fortecolor films and RA-4 paper, graded and variable contrast fiber-based and resin-coated Forte photographic papers, black and white and color chemistry. The address is POB 205, H-2601 Vác, Vám u. 3. Hungary, phone (36) 27 314-133, fax (36) 27 314-602.

IHB Color Studio, Budapest, Hungary
In Hungarian. Sales of Kodak digital cameras, Scitex and Xerox digital color printers for photo labs, Dainippon drum scanners, 3M Matchprint proof printers, Dainippon imagesetters, Power Macintosh desktop publishing workstations, Sony Monitors and more. Digital service bureau with ISDN connection.

InterIroda Kft., Budapest, Hungary
In Hungarian. Sole agency in Hungary for Konica cameras, photographic film, paper and magnetic products. Sales of cameras, digital cameras, scanners, video and audio cassettes, and minilab photofinishing.

Intruder Kft., Budapest, Hungary
In Hungarian. Digital service bureau. Services include Linotype Hell drum scanner, and Agfa DuoScan flatbed scanner, studio photography with an Agfa digital StudioCam, 3M Matchprint proofs, Agfa chromapress digital printing, 3-D modeling and animation, CD archiving and more.

Szcenika Voice & Stage Lights Technique, Budapest, Hungary
In Hungarian. Source of lighting equipment, audio equipment and personnel for staging events

Best ,

Mustafa Umut Sarac

Istanbul

 

[Allen in Montreal]

Mustafa Umut Sarac,

Most of the links are no longer valid.
I am hoping to pick up 20 or so rolls of HP-5 and T-400 rather than drag them through 3 or 4 airports on the way to the city.
I have checked a few forums but they have older posts and most the shops they refer to seem to be gone now based on a google search.

Best regards,
Allen

 

[jp80874]

Allen,

Can you ship film to yourself or a trusted person at the destination so the film does not go through x-ray? B&H Photo will not ship to a hotel-motel address, but others will. If I can, when I travel, I ship the film there, expose it and ship it back to develop & print it myself at home. I do B&W film. If color I would ship it back to a lab for processing.

John Powers

 

[palec]

Last year I've been in Budapest and was looking for film in the city center.

I'd been directed to this shop:
Fotolux, Károly körút 21, 1075 Budapest

They had some selection of major brands - Kodak, Fuji, Ilford. I remember I bought TMax 100 there though it was a little more expensive than in Bratislava or Vienna. Maybe there's another specialist shop outside center, but I have no further advice.

 

[Allen Friday]

There is a great restaurant on the Buda side of the river. Check out Kacsa, which is the Hungarian word for duck. They specialize in duck. Expensive for Budapest, but moderate for the rest of Europe. The duck is better than the duck a La Tour d'Argent in Paris, and much less expensive.

 

[Allen in Montreal]

Palec,
Thank you, the prices are very competitive, it is close to the hotel too. Thank you!

John,
I may ship the film back, I may process in the hotel bathroom, undecided yet. I lost a few rolls to fogging after x-ray out of Barcelona last trip to Spain so I am being extra cautions this trip.

 

[Allen in Montreal]

Allen,

Thank you for the tip, I am very open to any suggestions on good restos!

There is a great restaurant on the Buda side of the river. Check out Kacsa, which is the Hungarian word for duck. They specialize in duck. Expensive for Budapest, but moderate for the rest of Europe. The duck is better than the duck a La Tour d'Argent in Paris, and much less expensive.

 

[jp80874]

I may process in the hotel bathroom,

Every time I plan on that the bathroom is the only one in the hotel with a skylight, no curtains, intense light across the street and 90 degree F water. My wife loves the sauna.

John Powers

 

[Allen in Montreal]

I worked at the wire service during the days of film.
I can soup film anywhere!

Every time I plan on that the bathroom is the only one in the hotel with a skylight, no curtains, intense light across the street and 90 degree F water. My wife loves the sauna.

John Powers

 

[SimonD]

Last summer I visited Budapest and found an Aladdin's den of a camera shop on Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út behind and to the left of the Szent István-bazilika (google maps reference 47.50191,19.054788). There's enough second-hand equipment there to soak up a load of your time - and what looked at a quick glance like all the traditional darkroom supplies along with plenty of film. I bought an OM4Ti with the 50/1.4 lens and F280 flash for a very reasonable price....

 

[balazsbondar]

you should visit the Soós Kereskedés(1075 Wesselényi utca 10) you can buy bw films, its a second hand camera shop. have a nice time in BP!

 

[Allen in Montreal]

Thanks for all the tips guys. I appreciate it.
Any suggestions on great local cafes and restos (restaurants) are welcome too!

 

[Puma]

You will love Budapest, and a caveat

I visited there in 1998. The city is remarkable in its setting for pictures. I got along with everyone there, no problems, no hassle. Everyone spoke English too as Hungarian is a very unlike language akin to a nordic language, so I'm told. I don't know your nationality but they like Americans, and they love Jimmy Carter.

I had some photographic equipment mailed to me while I lived in the south of France and the customs people really wanted to hold it for some time. I had to write them a letter, in French, and it had to be perfect or they wouldn't release my things. Customs eventually did after I wrote the a letter. Two months later I got the stuff. I would make sure of Hungary's policy by calling their consulate and finding out before you get your film should you choose to ship it somehow.

Budapest is a completely modern city in its offering, I'm certain there's a large photography culture there and I'm sure you'll find film for sale there or anything else you might need.

In your search for restaurants in the city of Buda (Pest is across the river) near the bridge you'll find a bunch of fantastic places to eat. The same is true for all the touristy, public areas. For great architecture be sure to check out the bathhouses.

Here's a photo showing Buda on your right and Pest to the left. On the hill in Pest there's a great statue and if I were there I would position myself for great light and some human interest. I considered scanning my picture of the statue but I realized that it would be better if I left it to your imagination.

Enjoy your trip,

Puma