Shanghai GP3 127 Black & White Roll Film ASA DIN ISO 100 B/W Negative Freshest 5 Rolls Pack (5x127)

I ordered 10 rolls of this to shoot in my Yashica 44 TLR which functions flawlessly. The first roll jammed instantly on the #1 exposure due to wrinkled-up tape used to attach the film to the backing paper. I had to take the camera to the darkroom and attempt to peel-up the wadded tape and smooth it out where it attached to the backing paper in total darkness. Attempt #2, got as far as exposure #8 when the camera jammed again. Back to the darkroom and discovered the poor wind from the factory had caused the film to bunch up in the gate, creating a thickness that could not pass the pressure plate. Unwound entire roll in the dark, reattached it to the backing paper and reloaded the camera. Advanced to exposure #9 with lens capped and got to #11 when it jammed again. Finally fed up, I went back to the darkroom, opened the back in total darkness and loose paper fell out of the camera back. After hand winding the remaining backing paper on to the takeup spool, I turned on the lights to find that the paper used to seal the film upon exposure was of the peel-off variety with waxy paper backing that had shed the wax paper sometime during handling. All in all an exercise in total frustration. Now I have 9 more rolls of nightmare to deal with and no confidence it will handle any better than the first roll.Be forewarned; unless you think getting backing paper and a 127 spool is worth the purchase price, I would avoid this film and either pay the exporbinant prices from dealers or respool some other film yourself.

do not buy. almost killed my rolleiflex 4x4 stuck in middle. plastic roller and film not rolled correctly.

I bought the 5-pack. One roll was rolled backwards like others have had problems with. I was still able to use it in a TLR that only requires you to set the first frame. The other four rolls were rolled correctly. I love having this 127 option available, I just hope they can sort out the quality control issues.

Film is best used for vintage style pictures there's random lines and scratches on it

First, let me say that I'm happy that there is fresh 127 film available so kudos to Shanghai Film for that!That said, this film isn't without its issues. As others have stated, the paper direction is backwards, so that the start of the roll actually has the end markings on it. The "Start" part of the paper is at the end. When advancing the film and viewing thru the center red window, the first # that comes up is "88". Don't start there! The start of the film is actually taped closer to the next "77" mark. Unfortunately if you set that as your #1 start point, part of the tape will overlap onto your image. So you need to start just after you roll past the "77" in the red window. Doing that, you should get 12 4x4 images on the roll.Overall its a decent 100 speed film, although I usually rate it at 80 when shooting it in 120 and 220. Same would apply here. Grainier than other low speed stocks like ACROS, but for the money its pretty darn good.I hope this review helps future users.

I've been shooting roll film for nearly 20 years and I experienced 3 major issues with this film in multiple cameras. Most seriously is that the film is not cut properly. The end of the roll was skinner than the start of the roll, causing a jam in my camera and annoying issues during scanning. Secondly, there was backing-paper bleed through on several frames in all 5 rolls. Lastly, all of my film was scratched. Buyer beware.

I have a recently CLA'd post war Rolleiflex 4x4 that jammed on 3 different rolls of this stuff. One roll made it thru the camera after many almost jams that threw the frame spacing out of whack but stuck in the rewound film compartment as it had so much tape on it sticking it in place..Bought some from a guy in Michigan who hand rolls 127 and it worked perfectly on the two rolls. It also works on old out of date original Kodak 127 film I have found. So I know the camera is not at fault. A little more expensive to buy the film that works but at least the money spent is not a total waste.

When I unwrapped the foil from the first roll of film I was surprised to find it wound backwards showing “exposed” on the backing paper. All five rolls have the same issue. I loaded a roll as is just to try it out and lined the numbers up backwards, starting with 8 and counting down. As it turns out The film is taped in the completely wrong position making it impossible to use all the frames. Also be aware that the backing paper is thin and caused issues with the red window on my camera that I do not have with rerapan or other films.