A friend will soon send me some Fuji Acros from Japan. What is the safest way to send it?
Should he put it in a lead bag?
I imagine that the package should be clearly marked as film.
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A friend will soon send me some Fuji Acros from Japan. What is the safest way to send it?
Should he put it in a lead bag?
I imagine that the package should be clearly marked as film.
fed ex. and forget about the lead bags. I sent lots of film this way to Canada when I was living in Japan, even after 9/11.
Andrew, thanks for the response.
Were you ever charged any tax or import duties when you shipped film?
Is there a photo dealer in Japan that you would recommend?
Never charged any import taxes that I can remember. I bought my film at Bic Camera in Fukuoka city. It's a chain all over the country. When I was there last summer, they had tri-x, tmax, polaroid 55, and acros sheet film in stock. Kitamura Camera is also a large chain but I never saw LF film there, only 35mm and 120.
Where abouts in Japan is your friend?
My friend is just outside Hiroshima. He found Acros for Y1848 for a 20 sheet box.
I like it's reciprocity character for low light work, otherwise TMX is just as good.