35mm Camera Film in South East Asia

Living in Australia film costs are astronomically high from around $10 AUD for a Fuji Superior 200 up to $40 AUD for Fuji Velvia in 35mm format. Although the price of film in Australia is high, it’s not too difficult to find in the cities. My next travel adventures took me around South East Asia. Before leaving I ordered enough black and white and colour print film to keep me going, but I was unable to find any slide film at a reasonable price. Thinking that there is a big community of film photographers in South East Asia I thought I could pick some up once I was on the road.

After some initial Googles searches in where to buy film in the main cities. I noted down the addresses intending to visit a few of them. I hope to turn this into a useful and up to date listing of where you can and cannot find decent (by decent I mean not Fuji Superia or Kodak Colour Plus) film supplies in the main cities and tourist destinations in Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. I hope it provides some use as many of the forum threads on this subject are heavily outdated and upon visiting some of the places mentioned I have found that the shop no longer exists or they no longer supply film.

If you are not familiar with the cities below you may wish to take a taxi directly to the address. I have spent far too long on foot searching for some of these shops hidden down quiet empty streets or in the basements of shopping malls. If you find any of this information incorrect, please email me or leave a comment and I will update the post.

Malaysia

Information correct as of June 2011.

Kuala Lumpur

Fuji Superia 200 and 400 and Kodak Colour Plus available in nearly all camera shops.

It was closed when I visited, however this place seems popular in recent internet forums and blog posts.

I got really lost when looking for this place. It’s in the basement of an old shopping mall and no one had heard of it. When I got there is was closed but it looked like a professional lab and they had plenty of slide and B&W films in 35mm and 120 in a fridge.

Georgetown, Penang

Fuji Superia 200 and 400 and Kodak Colour Plus available in nearly all camera shops. All of the camera shops I visited were on or around Jalan Penang.

• Illford XP2, HP5 and FP4 in 35mm
• Lomography Colour X-Pro Chrome 100, Slide / X-Pro 200 and Redscale Negative 50-200 in 35mm

• Kodak Tmax 100 in 35mm
• Ilford FP4 in 35mm
• Ilford HP5 in 35mm & 120
• Fuji Superior 200 and 400 in 35mm
• Lomography Colour X-Pro Chrome 100, Slide / X-Pro 200 and Redscale Negative 50-200 in 35mm

Note: All these films wherein a mixed box behind the counter which I asked to have a look at, you may need to dig deep to find what you are looking for. The Lomography branded films were all on display in the shop window.

Mentioned in many internet forums as a film supplier. I was only able to find the standard Fuji Superior and Kodak Colour Plus in 35mm.

Mentioned in many internet forums as a film supplier. I was only able to find the standard Fuji Superior and Kodak Colour Plus in 35mm.

Surprisingly I found a stash of Fuji Velvia 100F 35mm for only $7.50 AUD. This was the only film in stock and the staff advised me that they stock film occasionally.

Stocked a fair amount of Kodak Ektacolour in 120 as well as the standard Fuji Superior 200 in 35mm.

Stocked a fair amount of Kodak Ektacolour in 120 as well as the standard Fuji Superior 200 in 35mm.

Thailand

Information correct as of June 2011. Updated in December 2014 to include new Chag Mai location.

Bangkok

Fuji Superia 200 and 400 and Kodak Colour Plus available in nearly all camera shops.

• Fuji Superior 200 & 400,Neopan SS in 35mm
• Kodak Gold,  Ultra Max, Colour Plus in 35mm
• Illford Pan 100 & 400 in 35mm

• Ilford HP5, FP4, Pan 100 and Delta 100 & 400 in 35mm
• Fuji Provia 100F in 35mm and 120
• Fuji Velvia, Provia 400X, Colour Pro 160 S in 120
• Kodak Tmax 100 & 400 in 120
• Kodak Ektacolour in 120
• Kodak Tri-X 400 in 35mm
• Fuji Superior 200 & 400 and C200 in 35mm

Chiang Mai (Updated December 2014)

Fuji Superia 200 and 400 and Kodak Colour Plus available in nearly all camera shops.

Good range of negative film 35mm & 120 including Kodak Portra, Illford and Fuji.
They also process film.
Information provided by Fabian Heisig. Thanks!

• Fomapan 100 in 35mm
• Kentmere 100 & 400 in 35mm
• Lucky B&W 100 in 120
• Kodak Ektachrome E100 VS in 35mm &  120
• Fuji Velvia 50, Velvia 100 & Provia 100F in 35mm & 120
• Fuji Superia X-Tra 400 in 35mm
• Lomography Slide / X-Pro 200 in 35mm

• Fuji Superia X-tra 400 in 35mm
• Kodak Gold 200 in 35mm
• Kodak Ektachrome E100 VS in 35mm & 120
• Fuji Velvia 50, Velvia 100 & Provia 100F in 35mm & 120
• Kodak Tri-X 400 in 35mm & 120
• Kentmere 100 & 400 in 35mm
• Kodak Tmax 400 in 120 & bulk 100ft
• Fuji Color C200 in 35mm
• Fomapan 100 in 120

Laos

Luang Prabang

• Kodak Elite Chrome
• Fuji Superior 200
• Fuji X-tra 400
• Lucky SHD 100 (B&W)
• Kodak Color Plus 200
• Kodak Ultra Max 400

Cambodia

Coming Soon!

Vietnam

Coming Soon!

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