Hong Kong Kentmere or equivalent film in Hong Kong?

[HLing]

Greetings!
I've been in Hong Kong for about a week. Somehow despite a very busy schedule, managed to shoot 4 rolls of Kentmere 400 already. I brought 9 rolls from NYC for the 30+ days that I was staying. At this rate, I'm going to be out of film in another week or less. Is it at all possible to get Kentmere film here? If not, anything else inexpensive but comparable? I'm just a beginner. Also, I don't suppose there are places where you can rent by the hour to develop your own?

p.s. I had wanted to post some queries about getting film in Hong Kong while still in NYC, but the forum wouldn't let me post for the longest time, and now I'm here.....

 

[Dingo]

I think you got a lot of choices of films in shops on Stanley street, btw, welcome to HK!

 

[HLing]

Thanks Dingo!

Today I was going to check out Stanley street after checking out Yuen Po Street where the songbirds gathered. While changing film a passerby commented on film cameras and told me I could still get film quite easily just around there in Mong Kok. He also told me about the 2 places in Tsim Sha Tsui for used cameras. From then on pretty much every person I meet said something about the "old style" camera...even the fruit stand guy.

For my budget the only thing I could get is Fuji Neopan at $25 HK each. At the stores in Mong Kok the choices for B&W film for non-machine developing is small: Ilford, Kodak and Fuji. I'll have to check out Stanley street next week.

 

[Dingo]

Good luck HLing!

 

[HLing]

Good luck HLing!

Thanks Dingo!

Well, this week I was in the Tsim Sha Tsui area. No luck with B & W film. Not only that, was given the "attitude".
I was at Tsim Sha Tsui East buying an electric tea kettle at Wing An Market. On my way to the basement I saw this fully stocked shop named "New Fransisco" that was jammed packed with Leicas and other manual cameras! I thought surely they'd be able to tell me where to get B & W around there. Turns out that it's the kind of place that sells to the Mainland Chinese and again, gave me the attitude, as if it's silly to think that they really would care about film, they just want to sell film cameras....In any case, plenty to browse from the outside...Minoltas, contax....beautiful vintage cameras sitting in the windows, not loaded, not used. Sort of remind me of those songbirds I saw in bamboo cages at Yuen Po street, quietly staring at me, mute....

 

[HLing]

I made it to Stanley street the other day but didn't have much luck with b & W film. First of all I was hopelessly but not unhappily lost in the winding hills and steep alleys, though it seems taking photos were not too welcomed? There were police men by the pair all along one of the steep alley..not sure why.

I had a bit of luck with B & W film finally at Kinefoto the Leica Specialist. But even there, my only choice was TMax 100 and 400, at $33 and $31 HK each.

 

[Dingo]

I made it to Stanley street the other day but didn't have much luck with b & W film. First of all I was hopelessly but not unhappily lost in the winding hills and steep alleys, though it seems taking photos were not too welcomed? There were police men by the pair all along one of the steep alley..not sure why.

I had a bit of luck with B & W film finally at Kinefoto the Leica Specialist. But even there, my only choice was TMax 100 and 400, at $33 and $31 HK each.

Kinefoto is a nice place to hang around!

YEAH! Taking photo is a very interesting experience in HK, ha ha.

 

[HLing]

I was back on Stanley street tonight. This time the other store HAD film, though i had just purchased more film in Mong Kok the day before. Kinefoto was closed (was almost 8 PM) but the store next door seemed to think that I'm someone they knew..came to the locked glass door. IT's a new Leica place. I asked if it's old or new leicas. "All New!" , as they seemed apologetic that they are closed. How did they get set up so quickly?!

I wonder what impact, if any, that South China Morning Post article on David Chan and his camera trades had on the community over all?