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I have a feeling that the fakes popping up are feelers to see how popular dropping the price would be and then slowly find a bearing where they could move a lot of film.
It seems to me that unless it gets below roughly $4 per roll you're better off buying Arista Edu Ultra or Kentmere film rather than Shanghai film.
Excellent point!Kentmere is not available in 120 size.
Hmmmm... going for about $1 per roll, free shipping. Wish it were 400 speed.
We're waiting for someone to receive it before piling on. For $1 a roll I'd shoot 12 speed.
Well I've bitten....ordered a brick of 120 film for $9.99. I'll let everyone know if and when it arrives in the UK.
I've had good luck with Chinese sellers in the past and sometimes goods are available at very low prices. Though I am highly sceptical I feel I could easily afford the loss of $10 and in any case can claim a refund if nothing happens.
Are you people TRYING to drive Ilford out of business? From all the posts I gather that this is iffy film at best, with poor quality control, uneven paper backing thickness, and even stray numbers showing up on the negatives.
Meanwhile Ilford and Kodak are producing top-quality stuff, consistent, and priced fairly for what you are getting. Do you seriously think $10 for a brick of this stuff is sane, or will last, or that you are not getting what you are paying for? Even Foma/Arista is a better buy.
You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but for many here it is just another film to buy and try. As for it being an iffy/low quality film? It is a very good film and the last batches I used before the factory make-over were as good as, if not better than the Foma films I use. If all other films disappeared tomorrow I would have no problem using this film until I checkout. I do think all these cheap sellers on eBay are a scam. Of course it could be the company itself doing these listings so as to get a survey as to the potential for future sales and pricing. I will buy bricks of this film at around $3.25, but won't buy a roll at its current price. Your comment about poor Ilford or Kodak suffering doesn't make sense to me. I was always under the impression that competition was a good thing. You worry about this Chinese film, but do you buy anything else made in China? If you want to see what low competition does just take a look at gas prices. When I was a kid there was a different named gas station on every corner and they all had "gas wars" due to competition. You don't have that anymore since the "Big Boys" gobbled up all the little guys. Hey, that's the bad side of Capitalism I guess. JohnWAre you people TRYING to drive Ilford out of business? From all the posts I gather that this is iffy film at best, with poor quality control, uneven paper backing thickness, and even stray numbers showing up on the negatives.
Meanwhile Ilford and Kodak are producing top-quality stuff, consistent, and priced fairly for what you are getting. Do you seriously think $10 for a brick of this stuff is sane, or will last, or that you are not getting what you are paying for? Even Foma/Arista is a better buy.
I ordered some on the 17th from ypyf21. I figured it was either a scam or someone works at the factory with big pockets. But you never know. I'm not going to lose sleep over $11.
I wouldn't use it in place of HP5, but for messing around it would be ok. I wouldn't expect it to be that great.
Are you people TRYING to drive Ilford out of business? From all the posts I gather that this is iffy film at best, with poor quality control, uneven paper backing thickness, and even stray numbers showing up on the negatives.
Meanwhile Ilford and Kodak are producing top-quality stuff, consistent, and priced fairly for what you are getting. Do you seriously think $10 for a brick of this stuff is sane, or will last, or that you are not getting what you are paying for? Even Foma/Arista is a better buy.
OMG the "D" word! I believe you are right in that respect, unfortunately. I have obtain really good results with GP3 using 1hr. stand development in Rodinal 1+100. Also works great with Pyro developers and Pyrocat-HD or MC or HDC. Your result pretty much mirror mine with GP 3. JohnWDo you think either can crank out some basement bargain film? I'm sure they can but they won't because it will eat into their other sales.
If I want perfect consistency I'll shoot digital.
OMG the "D" word! I believe you are right in that respect, unfortunately. I have obtain really good results with GP3 using 1hr. stand development in Rodinal 1+100. Also works great with Pyro developers and Pyrocat-HD or MC or HDC. Your result pretty much mirror mine with GP 3. JohnW
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