Inexpensive black and white films during the 1970s

alanrockwood · May 17, 2019

I took a photography class in college during the early 1970s. The campus bookstore sold an inexpensive black and white film that was popular with photography students, primarily because of its low cost. I don't recall what the brand was, but I do remember that it was manufactured in an "Eastern Block" country. I have a vague recollection that the packaging might have been green.

As I mentioned, I don't remember the brand name, and I am racking my brain to try to remember what it was. Is there anyone else here who was taking photography classes at about that time whose school's bookstore also sold inexpensive film(s) from Eastern Europe, and if so do you remember the brand name(s).

I don't have a good reason for trying to come up with the name, other than the fact that it has been bothering me that I don't remember.

Frank53 · May 17, 2019

Orwo?

Paul Howell · May 17, 2019

Adox, Foma, and a Hungerian film and paper company that is out of business as well. EFKE (Sp?) from Yugoslavia later Croatia sold a lot of cheap film in the 70s.

removedacct1 · May 17, 2019

Svema, perhaps?

spark · May 17, 2019

Forte (from Hungary) was available, at one time Freestyle sold a private label film made by them.

charlemagne · May 17, 2019

Tura?
Fuji?

foc · May 17, 2019

Something like this

or this

I remember in the mid 1970's getting very cheap film & paper (in Ireland) from Foreman Camera shop in Dublin and the sales assistant telling me it came from from Yugoslavia, so that would make it Efke.

AgX · May 17, 2019

Strictly spreaking, Yugoslavia was not an "Eastern Block" country.

(But I understand what Alan meant...)

gorbas · May 17, 2019

AgX said:
Strictly speaking, Yugoslavia was not an "Eastern Block" country.

Thank you AgX!
Fotokemika did export a bit of film and paper under different names.

Inexpensive black and white films during the 1970s

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