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Wow, you have my total respect and admiration. I'll pause before I do any bitching about postal or ups...for awhile anyway :->
You wanted a tale and now you'll get one
I live in a 3rd largest city in Russia, population-wise (1,4mln). It's named Novosibirsk. The fact is, the film is almost 99% dead here and all business is digital. You can buy any of the latest top dSLR's and accessories for them, but you can't, for example, buy a single roll of slide film - it's simply not sold and not comercially processed here. Next, 120 format is completely absent and unheard of. There's just one small firm that can process C41 120 films - provided you have them, because 120 film is not sold hereI'm not even talking about larger formats. In fact, there's no professional film lab in the whole 1.4 million city!
The problem with film in Russia is that almost everything is in Moscow. But, unlike your story about Crete/Greece, Moscow is 3000km from me and it takes 2 complete days just to get there by train or 4 hours by flight (in one direction). Both ways will cost you about half of your 'normal' average salary (for many, many people it would be even bigger part of their salaries).
Mail orders are also hard, there's just one store that sells chemicals over internet and Russian post also leaves much to be desired. I don't know of any e-shops that will send you film.
So, to sum it up, messing with film in parts of Russia that are far from Moscow is complete insanity nowadays. Yes, I am insane
Oh, I didn't know. But you're still driving in the wrong side
This one always intrigues me. Even Frenchmen and Americans get onto a horse (or indeed a motorcycle) from the right side. In those countries that drive on the proper side of the road (including India, don't forget) you can do this from the kerb. People who drive on the wrong side of the road have to go out into the street. Now, who thought this one through...?We drive on the right side.... the left!
Steve.
Blame the frenchies:
http://users.pandora.be/worldstandards/driving on the left.htm
I have also seen arguments that canal and river traffic and the need to keep steering oars (which are usually on the starboard side, for right handed helmsmen) out in the stream away from the banks, led to a left hand rule for rivers. Except that a horse or man-drawn barge would require a keep right rule on the towpath, and there is the awkward fact that river traffic almost always keeps right, all over the world.
This one always intrigues me. Even Frenchmen and Americans get onto a horse (or indeed a motorcycle) from the right side. In those countries that drive on the proper side of the road (including India, don't forget) you can do this from the kerb. People who drive on the wrong side of the road have to go out into the street. Now, who thought this one through...?
Cheers,
R.
Next time I'm pullng a barge down the road with a horse on the sidewalk, I'll remember that...
I read somewhere that it pre-dates driving and was about being in the correct place to defend yourself with your sword when walking along a path. i.e. with your sword hanging by your left side, you pull it from it's holder with your right hand.
If you were walking along the left of the path then you can only be attacked by someone to your right - where your sword is!
Steve.
You'll go faster if you get the horse to help.
As for hermitage. I'm a hermit because I am reluctant to pay the local prices - which for MF and LF are geared to the price-insensitive commercial photographers. We have a good postal service, so it's no big deal for me to order film from the USA and to send it for processing in the UK. I can't say I get any tinge of regret when I hit the 'checkout' button.
This one always intrigues me. Even Frenchmen and Americans get onto a horse (or indeed a motorcycle) from the right side.
Really?? I stopped riding motorcycles about two decades ago, but I ALWAYS mounted it from the left side; same with bicycles. I only rode a horse once and I recall mounting the saddle from the left. Now I have a dilemna... and strong sense of cognitive dissonance: am I really an American, or am I living in the shadow of my Scottish ancestry?
p.s. I approach my tripod-mounted camera from the left, too!
To be fair, local dealers are at the mercy of the distributors. In small markets that can be hell.
Really?? I stopped riding motorcycles about two decades ago, but I ALWAYS mounted it from the left side; same with bicycles. I only rode a horse once and I recall mounting the saddle from the left. Now I have a dilemna... and strong sense of cognitive dissonance: am I really an American, or am I living in the shadow of my Scottish ancestry?
p.s. I approach my tripod-mounted camera from the left, too!
I was also taught to mount a horse on the left.
*yawn*
and I thought this thread would be interesting and informative...
atleast there was the report from iliks from the depths of Siberia...
Good luck to all the analog photographers that struggle for their material, I hope you don't lose hope.
Mail orders are also hard, there's just one store that sells chemicals over internet and Russian post also leaves much to be desired. I don't know of any e-shops that will send you film.
Thanks, Mirko! I'll add this to the list of my options.We can ship to everywhere in Russia for 25 EUR / 1 KG to about 40 EUR / 31 KG
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