Actually, Tom, sometimes it is made in the US, shipped overseas, then shipped back. All that extra shipping is what makes it so cheap. You, of course, realize that if you take pictures that have english text in them with film intended for, say, the french market all the text will come out in french.
Ciao, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 6:56 PM Subject: Re: inported film? > C or B Waters wrote: > > > > After the "where do you buy film?" poll, I'm looking at the B&H site at > > different films. Is there any reason not to go for the imported film. Same > > film? It's less expensive. > > What gives? > > It's made in a foreign factory and shipped to the US. This makes some > people uptight - the concern is that shipping conditions might not be > optimal, or the film might be a bit older than otherwise. > > A few months ago I bought some Gold 100 from B+H...it was made in > Turkey. Looked fine to me, but I will admit I only use US-made Portra > for weddings. > > tv > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
