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07-09-2009, 05:56 AM   #1
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Film and lenses in China

I'm going to China in a few months, to help budget my trip, could someone who is in China (Beijing and Shanghai) find out some prices of films for me.

Provia 100/400
Fuji Pro (any of them)
Neopan
Ilford FP4+ (If they sell it)

And also, do second hand lenses go cheap in China?

Thanks.
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07-09-2009, 04:27 PM   #2
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You'll be hard pressed to find the films you mention and even if you did, it won't be cheap. You can get local B&W film like Lucky very cheaply. It is a pretty good film from my experience. Best to go with local versions as they are plentiful. China has a big photographic market with great variety and prices can be reasonable, definitely cheaper than the UK.
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07-10-2009, 10:21 AM   #3
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Someone told me you could only find those films in specialist camera shops, and I got told a rough figure of how much film costs, which is alot less than over here.

Can anyone in China get me some actual prices please?
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07-11-2009, 08:58 AM   #4
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don't know the price in UK
I am not a film carema owner.....
But I know in China we still can find 35mm film.

Kodak Fuji Agfa and local brand Lucky all can be found. Price from ~15-20RMB
No big difference in price of above brands....

And for lens......

Do not expect them cheap in China

like USED FA 501.4 in China about 1400-1600RMB. If new from offical retailer about 3000RMB

If you really want something I suggest gaget bag, tripod, grip, battary...... yes the accessories.

Find some local people guide you to the following market:
Two marketplace in Beijing suggested below you can find everything:
A: Wukesong: (五棵松摄影器材城)
B: Maliandao: (马莲道摄影器材城)

Never goto Zhongguancun for carema or accessories

Last edited by sanrs; 07-11-2009 at 09:08 AM.
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07-11-2009, 09:05 AM   #5
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And for lens......

Do not expect them cheap in China

like USED FA 501.4 in China about 1400-1600RMB. If new from offical retailer about 3000RMB

If you really want something I suggest gaget bag, tripod, grip, battary...... yes the accessories.

Find some local people guide you to the following market:
Two marketplace in Beijing suggested below you can find everything:
A: Wukesong????????)
B: Maliandao????????)

Never goto Zhongguancun for carema or accessories
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07-11-2009, 10:24 AM   #6
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Thank you very much.
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07-11-2009, 03:56 PM   #7
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I am in Hangzhou right now, a pretty big city at that, but I don't see films being sold anywhere....
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