Funny I’m visiting Seoul next month and I was searching for this kinda content.. good timing. Hoping to do some film street photography. And yes, film photography is also very popular in Korea these days, just as it is worldwide. Unfortunately because of that, bargain used film camera finds are rare there. Found it to be the same in Japan last year.. Thanks for the video!
Hi, I'm a film photographer based in Seoul... The maximum time it takes for something to be ordered online and delivered to your door anywhere in Korea ( except for islands) is 1 day.. That's maximum 1 day... We buy everything online... Pretty much cheaper than offline stores you visited in Chungmuro district... Good luck ~!
After your caffeine boost I wasn’t sure if I could make it through to the bitter end 🤔 But yay I made it through 😂 Never been to Korea and now I no longer have a career. I’m clinging on to that as some kind of kismet synchronicity thing. Clutching at straws I know, but always striving to find a possible meaning and purpose to my existence 😂 Yup I been drinking a beer or two after my now menial part time trucking job. Hopefully photography weather tomorrow; and warmer. Snow and ice etc here. Sorry to bore you and everyone else. 👍📸
In Seoul we usually buy film online and from processing labs. Why buy film at a camera store? 😅 Lots of casual shooters shoot a roll, go to the lab to drop it off, then buy a new roll while they’re there. Camera stores probably wouldn’t go through enough stock (it would sit on shelves and expire), and there’s a low profit margin because they compete with online retailers. There are a few film vending machines available 24/7 around the city that aren’t too overpriced. But actually, in general, Filmlog is overpriced so I never go there. I don’t really know why it’s so popular when other places are cheaper and at least just as good. A good thing about Seoul is we can buy Fuji 100 and Fuji Superia Premium 400 (sadly at inflated prices) quite easily here, even though you didn’t find it as a tourist. I think you mistakenly said we have to import Fujifilm from USA, which just isn’t true. Also it’s not that good to say all remjet removed film is the same, some labs here don’t accept certain Chinese brands in particular because they don’t remove the remjet properly, or they scratch the film and the lab gets blamed. Some places here don’t accept respooled Fuji Eterna at all because it’s just so old and most people don’t shoot it properly. There are about four or so places in Seoul that do ECN2 processing (most popular is Oxang Film 옥상 필름) but there was news that Kodak will stop selling rolls to anyone, only to people who shoot actual films, so I’m worried the golden era of moviefilm is behind us. There are quite a few places currently selling respooled Kodak Vision 3 film, and my favorite place is Waterstone Film. You can get a roll of Kodak Vision 3 for 6.50 USD (9 Canadian dollars). BTW I recommend ChatGPT over Google Translate when translating Korean - it’s way more accurate. I hope you enjoyed your time here and I’m looking forward to seeing some of the photos you took. It’s always interesting to see what foreigners find photographable here vs locals. If you have any questions about film photography here I could try to answer. Something you could try next time is renting a themed studio for a shoot. There are so many in the city and at least at half decent prices.
Glad I've found your channel, I travel around the world and while I'm at it I try to find small camera shops. In Waketane, New Zealand Lazerphoto- were able to help me out with a second hand Nikon D300s after mine fell in a waterfall. Very kind and helpfull people! on the other side of the world there was Foto Eduardo's at Avenue St martin 353 V9410 Ushuaia Teirra del Fuego Argentina which had a nice mamiya 645 set for sale. Anyway what I've found out so far : anywhere in the world I've been they seem to know the price of good second hand camera gear, no real bargains to be had, save for Japan if you're looking for Japanese stuff. I thought here at home in Belgium prices were high but found out they are actually quite reasonable compared to say Singapore for example. Apparantly there are still some bargains to be had in the US but that's one country I've never visited and with such a which list of countries still to be visited the US is rather low on that list. It is sad to see that most small foto shops, if you're able to find one, are now converted to cell phone stores where they forgot to take down the kodak and fuji signs. PS, Korea might be next in 2025😀
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As someone who is currently in Seoul and just ran out of film, this is perfect timing!
Funny I’m visiting Seoul next month and I was searching for this kinda content.. good timing. Hoping to do some film street photography.
And yes, film photography is also very popular in Korea these days, just as it is worldwide. Unfortunately because of that, bargain used film camera finds are rare there. Found it to be the same in Japan last year..
Thanks for the video!
Hi, I'm a film photographer based in Seoul... The maximum time it takes for something to be ordered online and delivered to your door anywhere in Korea ( except for islands) is 1 day.. That's maximum 1 day... We buy everything online... Pretty much cheaper than offline stores you visited in Chungmuro district... Good luck ~!
After your caffeine boost I wasn’t sure if I could make it through to the bitter end 🤔 But yay I made it through 😂 Never been to Korea and now I no longer have a career. I’m clinging on to that as some kind of kismet synchronicity thing. Clutching at straws I know, but always striving to find a possible meaning and purpose to my existence 😂 Yup I been drinking a beer or two after my now menial part time trucking job. Hopefully photography weather tomorrow; and warmer. Snow and ice etc here. Sorry to bore you and everyone else. 👍📸
In Seoul we usually buy film online and from processing labs. Why buy film at a camera store? 😅 Lots of casual shooters shoot a roll, go to the lab to drop it off, then buy a new roll while they’re there. Camera stores probably wouldn’t go through enough stock (it would sit on shelves and expire), and there’s a low profit margin because they compete with online retailers. There are a few film vending machines available 24/7 around the city that aren’t too overpriced. But actually, in general, Filmlog is overpriced so I never go there. I don’t really know why it’s so popular when other places are cheaper and at least just as good. A good thing about Seoul is we can buy Fuji 100 and Fuji Superia Premium 400 (sadly at inflated prices) quite easily here, even though you didn’t find it as a tourist. I think you mistakenly said we have to import Fujifilm from USA, which just isn’t true. Also it’s not that good to say all remjet removed film is the same, some labs here don’t accept certain Chinese brands in particular because they don’t remove the remjet properly, or they scratch the film and the lab gets blamed. Some places here don’t accept respooled Fuji Eterna at all because it’s just so old and most people don’t shoot it properly. There are about four or so places in Seoul that do ECN2 processing (most popular is Oxang Film 옥상 필름) but there was news that Kodak will stop selling rolls to anyone, only to people who shoot actual films, so I’m worried the golden era of moviefilm is behind us. There are quite a few places currently selling respooled Kodak Vision 3 film, and my favorite place is Waterstone Film. You can get a roll of Kodak Vision 3 for 6.50 USD (9 Canadian dollars). BTW I recommend ChatGPT over Google Translate when translating Korean - it’s way more accurate. I hope you enjoyed your time here and I’m looking forward to seeing some of the photos you took. It’s always interesting to see what foreigners find photographable here vs locals. If you have any questions about film photography here I could try to answer. Something you could try next time is renting a themed studio for a shoot. There are so many in the city and at least at half decent prices.
Ooo maybe a camera store is in your professional future! Vintage cameras, film, courses, studio space … fun!
So that's where you've been, thanks for the video, I have the urge to go to Japan and this gives me a good idea.
Glad I've found your channel, I travel around the world and while I'm at it I try to find small camera shops. In Waketane, New Zealand Lazerphoto- were able to help me out with a second hand Nikon D300s after mine fell in a waterfall. Very kind and helpfull people! on the other side of the world there was Foto Eduardo's at Avenue St martin 353 V9410 Ushuaia Teirra del Fuego Argentina which had a nice mamiya 645 set for sale. Anyway what I've found out so far : anywhere in the world I've been they seem to know the price of good second hand camera gear, no real bargains to be had, save for Japan if you're looking for Japanese stuff. I thought here at home in Belgium prices were high but found out they are actually quite reasonable compared to say Singapore for example. Apparantly there are still some bargains to be had in the US but that's one country I've never visited and with such a which list of countries still to be visited the US is rather low on that list. It is sad to see that most small foto shops, if you're able to find one, are now converted to cell phone stores where they forgot to take down the kodak and fuji signs. PS, Korea might be next in 2025😀
Yeah it does seem that in S.Korea and Japan the interest is in film camera collecting, not using them to actually take photos.
Super interesting that the majority of what you found for film was from NA or EU. I'd have figured Japan!
@@NeedMoarDaka I thought Japan or China! But Nada!