Closest thing to Plus-X

[Richard S. (rich815)]

Try Shanghai GP3. One of my favourites, also so inexpensive, you have nothing to lose for trying it.

GP3 is beautiful stuff though it curls like the dickens, also a bit of deformities from time to time in the emulsion. My wife is from China and my inlaws bring me GP3 when the visit. In Beijing we used to get it there for 60 cents USD a roll. Still got a hundred or so rolls in the freezer. Unfortunately last time there we were told what stock is in the stores is all that is left as its been discontinued as well. :-(

Great stuff with wonderful potential:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38698047@N00/5508112717

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38698047@N00/5277891578

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[markbarendt]

I haven't found the love for GP3, in fact I have 11-rolls I'd be happy to trade away for 5-rolls of FP4 or TX or Pan F or HP5 or Delta 100 or Delta 400 or Acros or ...

 

[BrianShaw]

I don't know if this is an option. But maybe you could try finding a camera shop that has some left? I've not looked for 120. But I know that there is a local shop out here that has quite a bit of 135 still. Maybe there is a place somewhere that still has 120.

In my area there is film available at very few of my neighborhood camera stores, but the one that does have film still has plenty of PX 135, but none in 120.

 

[Roger Cole]

It was discontinued in 120 long before it was in 35mm, thus the latter is still available from various places and the former is not.

 

[Athiril]

GP3 is beautiful stuff though it curls like the dickens, also a bit of deformities from time to time in the emulsion. My wife is from China and my inlaws bring me GP3 when the visit. In Beijing we used to get it there for 60 cents USD a roll. Still got a hundred or so rolls in the freezer. Unfortunately last time there we were told what stock is in the stores is all that is left as its been discontinued as well. :-(

Great stuff with wonderful potential:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38698047@N00/5508112717

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38698047@N00/5277891578

.

In China, most places (for general goods) don't do continuous production and have on-hand stock, they seem to start up production when given a demand for more product to move by a distributor.

 

[Richard S. (rich815)]

In China, most places (for general goods) don't do continuous production and have on-hand stock, they seem to start up production when given a demand for more product to move by a distributor.

The 5 years I lived there from '96 to '01 it was readily available. Last few times I was there since it was much harder to find and was the first I heard from anyone (two stores told me) it was discontinued. True or not? Don't know, just sharing my experience.

 

[Athiril]

I still use it, bought, not from a cache.

 

[ambaker]

I just purchased some GP3 with a November 2013 expiration date from a dealer in China, o eBay.


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[MDR]

The 100 ASA Lomography B/W Film is Shanghai GP3 so its probably still in production and available in 120 but it's not PX I've never gotten the creaminess I can get with PX from GP3.

Dominik

 

[fotch]

I will problaly go with FP4+.

 

[wblynch]

You might try Tri-X at 200 and pull the development. I have seen some like that, very close to Plus-X. Not exactly the same but very pleasing.

 

[fotch]

Bill, I will try that, thanks. How much do you pull the developer?

 

[wblynch]

Check the massive development chart. They have times for ei-200 in several developers.

You should be able to find sample results in Flickr.