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Topic: Film Stock Shops Abroad?
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David Kilderry
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 963
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted June 03, 2008 07:05 PM
Winbert, that is where I once bought all of my Super 8 stock. Yes they sold it at the Kodak bulk price! I am not sure why, but it certainly made me visit every few months for years.
For some reason when I last checked, they did not stock 64t, I will check again in a few weeks and see.
I was told that they would often sell 40 rolls of Kodachrome a day and this was in 2002! They had then entire Kodak Super 8 range too. This is no large pharmacy, in fact it is very small.
Elizabeth St in Melbourne is still the street where all the large camera stores exist. Ted's, Camera House, Michaels etc. Michaels, all three floors of it, once had piles of Super 8 gear; they still have some but it is in their free museum.
I once sold an ST 1200 to them as it did not always thread correctly (stutter at the rear sproket and enlarge the sound loop) I told them of this problem and they still paid me more for it than I had paid for it privately. I bought it for $150 and sold it for $175. I saw they had serviced it a few weeks later and had it back for sale at $275 including a warranty. This was back in the 1980's.
They will still sometimes have Super 8 gear in their used windows, but not as much as years past.
David
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Patrick Walsh
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 723
From: Christchurch, New Zealand
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted June 03, 2008 09:03 PM
back in the days most Kodak, chemists and other photographic shops sold film stock, locally there is only one shop that still carrys the Kodak super 8 range, as for the super 8 digest movies etc there could be brought from most department stores and camera shops. Bell and Howell had an agent here (usually a photographic shop or a electrical appliance store) for their 16mm gear as well as other agents/shops for Eiki, Elmo, Victor, Ampro and BTH. All gone now or they still exist but no longer deal in movie gear. I remember when I was very young going into the local FARMERS TRADING CO department store with mum and seeing in the entertaiment section several super 8 digest films amongst the new VHS tapes, but no projectors though.
Pat
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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God
Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted June 03, 2008 09:50 PM
David and Patrick, that's right that almost all chemists I found in the Pacific region, sell film stocks (not necessaraly super 8mm). I don't know in other region.
In fact, my first experience to buy at Elizabeth Pharmacy was quite funny. I was running out the stock in my first week in Australia. Knowing that chemists sell film stock I saw Elizabeth Pharmay on the corner. It was quite a small shop.
I entered the shop with a full of doubt they would know what I was going to ask. But I still gave a try.
When I asked "...super 8mm", surprisingly a lady vendor said "yes we have". I was thinking she would take a different type of film like my (our... ) usual experience.
But...she brought the right item and with that incredible price! (bear in mind, that was processing included).
From then, I always bought my silent and sound cartridges from this pharmacy. Several months ago, I subscribed the local 8mm magazine (Rodney Bourke's) and found that this place was a most recommendable one. I was lucky that I found it in my first week in Australia.
David, if they don't stock 64t, do they have the B/W stocks (Tri-x)? becuase they used to sell.
cheers,
-------------------- Winbert
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