edwardchen Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 I will be visiting Sydney/Melbourne, Australia in October and I plan to buy some photopgraphic equipment and films. Can anyone recommend me a reliable online store like B+H in Australia so I can purchase via online prior my departure and have my goods sent to my cousin's house in Sydney? Also, can anyone recommend me a professional lab who does E6 processing? I mainly shoot slides. Thank you for the info! Best Reagards,Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basscheffers Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Australians don't do online shopping... Stange, but true. They still all get into their cars and drive to overpriced malls with a limitted selection. It should be the perfect country for online retailers, but even Amazon hasn't dared enter it yet. Heck, you can buy Dell PCs in stores! I never bother with what you are doing in any location, I always brought my own film and had it developed at home. Don't worry about airport scanners, especially with ISO100 slide film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardchen Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 Really?????? Online shopping is the most convenient way to buy things. Well, in my country I am currently living now, Indonesia, don't have reliable E6 processing labs here (as far as i know). Last time I went to a lab which is the most recommended amongst photographers, all i got are some scratches and marks found in 10% of total slide. Velvia 50 cost about US$ 9.50 here and they are rare. So I wonder if I can get the cheapness and pro lab in Auzzie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonsmith Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Edward - have to disagree with Bas - who from his profile doesnt actually live in Australia. I live in Sydney and buy ALL of my equipment online. I havent tried buying film online. Compared to other parts of the world film is not that expensive here. If you went to somewhere like Teds Camera Store, or Vanbar you would get a bulk discount. Here is one link for online film I found fairly quickly. http://www.camerastore.com.au/ProShop/Professional+Film_35mm+Professional+Film_1.htm As far as a Prolab goes there are plenty of excellent ones. I have used Vision Graphics to do my slides for years and never had a problem. http://www.visiongraphics.com.au/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basscheffers Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Nothing like a good, generalizing reply to get a proper response! :D My statement is based on the complaints for my aussie friends (of which one tends to have a few when living in London and being married to an Australian!) My Googling to prove them wrong about a year ago was unsuccessful, maybe they are just playing hard to find. Mind you, that online store doesn't stock the Velvia (or any other pro slide film) Edward is looking for. So probably still best off going to a local shop when he arrives, as you suggest. I hope the situation changes; from next year I'll be doing all my shopping there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonsmith Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I can assure you Edward we are as IT savvy down here as anywhere in the world. If I had a choice between buying in Indonesia and here I know which I would take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basscheffers Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Jason, please don't feel offended; it has nothing to do with IT savvyness. But you yourself tell him going to a brick-and-mortar store is probably the best way forward for film, which kind of proves my point... camerastore.com.au does seem like a good source for equipment, though. Quite reasonable prices. (similar to UK online stores) Is that were you get all your gear from, or others as well? Edward: I would re-post your question in the General forum, it gets a lot more readers, so probably also a lot more Australians who may know of some hard-to-find small online film stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonsmith Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 No offence Bas - I buy my stuff from a range of places including Ebay. http://www.dirtcheapcameras.com.au/store/featured.asp http://www.camerafarm.com.au/camera/customer/home.php http://www.vanbar.com.au/ I have never purchased film online - When I shot film I was always very choosy about where I got it from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardchen Posted July 25, 2006 Author Share Posted July 25, 2006 Jason, thanks! I quickly browse the link you gave me and checked the price. I am surprised because it is much more expensive than B+H in USA and definitely more expensive then here, Indoensia. For example a roll of Velvia 50 cost US$14.55. That is very very pricey. Also a Nikon 50/1.8D cost about US$ 122.00 that's US$ 20 more from US price and a US$ 10 more than here. Again, an AFS 17-35/2.8 Nikon cost about US$ 1700, compared to US $1400. Very very pricey........thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige_buddy Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 yes, it's very pricey! Notice Vanbar has been mentioned, which was going to be my suggestion (not based on price... just availability!) Only film I've bought online was from J&C in the U.S. of A! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardchen Posted July 25, 2006 Author Share Posted July 25, 2006 My god! Poor australians!! Very expensive hobby for them.......Thanks God i bought my equipment when I was in U.S.A. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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