Re: [Leica] Anyone know a decent place in London to buy film?

[Ed Buziak <ed.buziak@camera-and-darkroom.co.uk>]

Doug,

There are plenty of pro film suppliers and processors in London... "Joes
Basement" in SoHo is probably the best AND open 24-hours a day for E-6 (and
is the only
Agfa Scala lab in the UK).

 www.joesbasement.co.uk

Jessops, with around 200 shops, are taking over the UK photo retail scene...
and with reference to your comments below... enough said  8-0

Ed Buziak / Publisher
Camera & Darkroom magazine

ed.buziak@camera-and-darkroom.co.uk
http://www.camera-and-darkroom.co.uk

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>From: Doug Richardson <doug@meditor.demon.co.uk>
>To: leica-users <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Subject: [Leica] Anyone know a decent place in London to buy film?
>Date: Sat, Apr 1, 2000, 12:45 pm
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>A question for our UK members - where in central London can I find a
>photo store which stocks a full range of amateur and professional 35mm
>films?
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>I've been using Jessops in New Oxford Street, yesterday I waltzed in
>and asked for some 200 ISO Ektachrome --
>a request which produced looks of bafflement.
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>"Do you mean Provia or Elite?", I was asked (I hope I've got that
>first name right - my hearing is not a sharp as it used to be).
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>"Whichever is the equivalent of Ektachrome 200", I replied.
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>"Do you mean Provia or Elite?"
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>After a few more exchanges, I realised I was caught in a closed loop
>from which the only escape was to say "For XXXXX's sake, just give me
>some 200 ISO Fujichrome."
>
>"Do you mean Sensia?"
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>At this point, they decided they were dealing with an elderly geezer
>who was seriously out of touch with reality, so produced a box of
>Sensia. There printed on the side was the magic word "Fujichrome".
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>(I suspect it took my blood pressure 15 minutes to recover from what
>should have been an simple purchase! - it went back up again at the
>end of the day when their D&P department explained that E-6 processing
>would take four days "because the machine's broken down", and would
>that be OK?)
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>So is there anywhere in Central London where the staff will recognise
>and respond to the words "Ektachrome" and "Fujichrome", or where
>enquiries about Kodak Vericolor SO-279 won't be greeted with a blank
>stare?
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>And recommendations for labs which do scratch and dust-free E-6
>processing in less than four days?
>
>Regards,
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>Doug Richardson
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