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I made an order a week and a bit ago from Macodirect; it wasn't until after I'd already made the order that I found some threads on RFF and APUG about some possible dodgyness -- it was inferred that they do some underhanded advertising on forums pretending to be ordinary consumers. Seems anything to do with Rollei consumables sparks up the most trouble!
Anyhow, just got my order now, despite the bad press they did a good job with me at least. What attracted me was the low shipping costs to NZ; mail order places in the UK and US were often twice or three times more expensive to ship a similar-sized order. It seems shipping is getting more and more expensive over the years -- so much for a globalised economy -- and often it makes little sense to make an order where the shipping costs are 50% of the final order.
I got a few hundred sheets of Fomaspeed paper (the only paper I can get locally is Ilford Multigrade and it's eye-wateringly expensive) and several 100ft rolls of film -- interested to try out the Efke KB25 film, although it might prove difficult to shoot in a dark NZ winter! Some bulk rolling cartridges and another reel for my Paterson tank.
I was surprised to find a funny little toy camera in the bottom of the box (interestingly marked `NOT A TOY') with four lenses and a rotary shutter that gives you four time-spaced shots on a single frame. Going to load up some cheap colour film and give that hipster Lomo thing a go 😎
So all and all pretty happy. Once I chew through this paper I think I'll give them a whirl again. I should have enough film for a while now -- between these bulk rolls and the Tri-X from Keith's group order I should have enough 35mm to fill up the fridge! Maybe with some practice I'll get the hang of this `taking pictures' lark.
Anyhow, just got my order now, despite the bad press they did a good job with me at least. What attracted me was the low shipping costs to NZ; mail order places in the UK and US were often twice or three times more expensive to ship a similar-sized order. It seems shipping is getting more and more expensive over the years -- so much for a globalised economy -- and often it makes little sense to make an order where the shipping costs are 50% of the final order.
I got a few hundred sheets of Fomaspeed paper (the only paper I can get locally is Ilford Multigrade and it's eye-wateringly expensive) and several 100ft rolls of film -- interested to try out the Efke KB25 film, although it might prove difficult to shoot in a dark NZ winter! Some bulk rolling cartridges and another reel for my Paterson tank.
I was surprised to find a funny little toy camera in the bottom of the box (interestingly marked `NOT A TOY') with four lenses and a rotary shutter that gives you four time-spaced shots on a single frame. Going to load up some cheap colour film and give that hipster Lomo thing a go 😎
So all and all pretty happy. Once I chew through this paper I think I'll give them a whirl again. I should have enough film for a while now -- between these bulk rolls and the Tri-X from Keith's group order I should have enough 35mm to fill up the fridge! Maybe with some practice I'll get the hang of this `taking pictures' lark.
