Buying and processing E6 film in Switzerland?

I might be going to live in Switzerland soon (Basel). I will be taking
a lot of photos when I am there - all of them E6 film, and I don't want
to pay stupid Swiss prices. What's the most economical way to do this?

Thanks,
Roland

find a lab here in the us and send them the film...my brother did this
when he was in germany.......

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PRO SHOW_SS wrote:
find a lab here in the us and send them the film...my brother did this
when he was in germany.......

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find a lab here in the us and send them the film...my brother did this
when he was in germany.......

Except, from what people say, US processors seem quite expensive.

In Basel you are only a short walk from Germany and France if you want to
deliver by hand (only a slight exaggeration). Alternatively you might find
that UK processors are cheaper than US.

Here are some examples, not recommendations:

www.transpacolor.com/
www.lab35.com
www.photographicprocessingbirmingham.com
www.the-darkroom.co.uk
www.bpdphotech.com
(no website - Just E6 Ltd)

Simon Meeds wrote:
Except, from what people say, US processors seem quite expensive.

In Basel you are only a short walk from Germany and France if you want to
deliver by hand (only a slight exaggeration).

That is true, however I can say prices for developing in Germany,
Switzerland and France are more or less the same. This afternoon I
picked up 120 film in France which was 8.60 Euro for a film.

I tried electronic discount shop in Basel which had (for 35mm) same
prices as in Germany and France.


Simon Meeds wrote:
Alternatively you might find
that UK processors are cheaper than US.

The problem with this probably will be the customs at the post office,
Switzerland is not EU (yet).

wrote:
I might be going to live in Switzerland soon (Basel). I will be taking
a lot of photos when I am there - all of them E6 film, and I don't want
to pay stupid Swiss prices. What's the most economical way to do this?

I buy film on ebay Germany, I work in Basel, live in France. I let ship
the ebay purchases to a colleague of me who lives in Germany.

My own conclusion is that E6 or any other film is getting more expensive
every day. Therefore I have started my film cameras and will move to
digital.

To see what I am selling check this link:

http://photo-vinc.com/PHP/b2evolutio...2006/06/13/p48

wrote:
I might be going to live in Switzerland soon (Basel).

Contact me via my website if you need any hints on life in Basel.

My recent pictures from Basel:

http://photo-vinc.com/PHP/b2evolutio...?blog=1&cat=21

Vinc

http://www.photo-vinc.com

I tried electronic discount shop in Basel which had (for 35mm) same prices
as in Germany and France.

I thought that might be the case, but it worth the suggestion. I know that
France is more expensive than the UK for processing.

The problem with this probably will be the customs at the post office,
Switzerland is not EU (yet).

I'm not sure that could ever happen in practice. Isn't neutrality enshrined
in the constitution?

Anyway, back to photogrpahy. When packages are coming into the UK from
outside the EU no duty is chargeable if the value is below a certain amount
GBP17 (or something around there). Since the value of a single developed
film is only that of an undeveloped film of the same type the value is low.
Is there a similar threshold for imports to Switzerland?

My own conclusion is that E6 or any other film is getting more expensive
every day. Therefore I have started my film cameras and will move to
digital.

Film and processing is much cheaper in real terms than when I first got a
35mm camera in 1981 (at least in the UK). The fact that it may be rising
slightly at the moment is insignificant.

Simon Meeds wrote:
I tried electronic discount shop in Basel which had (for 35mm) same prices
as in Germany and France.

I thought that might be the case, but it worth the suggestion. I know that
France is more expensive than the UK for processing.

The problem with this probably will be the customs at the post office,
Switzerland is not EU (yet).

I'm not sure that could ever happen in practice. Isn't neutrality enshrined
in the constitution?
When they can get taxes they will get them.

Anyway, back to photogrpahy. When packages are coming into the UK from
outside the EU no duty is chargeable if the value is below a certain amount
GBP17 (or something around there). Since the value of a single developed
film is only that of an undeveloped film of the same type the value is low.
Is there a similar threshold for imports to Switzerland?
You are right, I suppose this is the case. I think people in living
Switzerland even can under certain conditions, get the VAT difference
returned when they bring things from the EU which has higher VAT rates.

Information in German, French and Italian:

http://www.ezv.admin.ch/zollinfo_pri...x.html?lang=de


My own conclusion is that E6 or any other film is getting more expensive
every day. Therefore I have started my film cameras and will move to
digital.

Film and processing is much cheaper in real terms than when I first got a
35mm camera in 1981 (at least in the UK). The fact that it may be rising
slightly at the moment is insignificant.
well I did not make solid statistics, it is just a feeling I have.