Film Price and availibility in near and far future

[PHOTO24]

Hi all,

just found back the way to film with my new Xpan, but dont you think we are going to run out of film soon (like within next years) and facing increased prices first ?

See http://www.fujifilm.com/news/n060517.html

Also Agfa disappeared, their paper was my favourite for years !

cheers
Sven

 

[Socke]

I complained about the unavailability of developer in my 1/2 million inhabitants hometown recently.

I usualy buy online, but the shiping cost are too high for one bottle of developer.

C-41 film is still around, but it's either cheap and whatever is in the store or it's epxensive.
Fuji C200 is what the supermarkets have here at the moment for 1.75 Euro per two rolls and if you want ISO100 or 400 you have to go to a photoshop and pay some 4 to 6 Euro a roll.

Elitechrome 100 or Sensia 100 is 15 Euros incl. development for five rolls, Elitechrome 200 is 20 Euro per five rolls without development, Elitechrome 400 is a whopping 25 Euro per five rolls.
Ilford XP2 and Kodak BW400CN are somewhere between 4.50 and 6.50 localy.

When I shoot colour I either use my dSLR or ISO100 slide film, it's cheaper than C-41 if you factor in development.

 

[PHOTO24]

was just checking out the VELVIA price at Brenner shop
7,50 to 8,50 Euro per roll
:-(

 

[Socke]

cheap compared to Provia 100 in 8x10 🙂

 

[beethamd]

Silverprint have Velvia at over £7 per roll.

 

[jgeenen]

Just bought Kodak 200 rolls at a local store for 1 Euro - per 7-roll-pack. That makes less than 15ct. each. Unfortunatelly, films will expire in September... On the flipside of course, this dealer does clean his stock completely.

Do I care? No. In the good old days, my parents went miles for one single B&W film and paid let's say roughly one-hour labour equivalency. I assume, availability of classic film material and varieties will decrease and prices will raise. But I will be able to feed my classic cameras, that counts.

 

[phototone]

There is no answer to your question. If too few rolls of film are sold of a given emulsion, it will become unprofitable to make it. That is the bottom line. One can only go up so much in film pricing where the high cost will in itself be self-limiting. No film making company is a charitable organization. There are still quality film cameras being made (Zeiss, Voigtlander, Leica, Hasselblad, Nikon, Canon) In addition to larger format pro bodies that can accept film, such as Sinar, Alpa, Toyo, and low volume wood field and view cameras. There is still a small production of Kiev 88 medium format cameras from Ukraine. One can still find disposable film cameras at most supermarkets and discount retailers. Wal-Mart still sells film. (35mm).

Polaroid still makes professonal instant films. I still use them for testing.

If you want film to survive, then my suggestion is to buy lots of it. But don't expect it to be available at your neighborhood convenience store, or even at your local umm Photo store sort of business. It's a mail order world now for "specialty" items like b/w film, or slide film, or any film size other than 35mm.

 

[Silva Lining]

Hi all,

just found back the way to film with my new Xpan, but dont you think we are going to run out of film soon (like within next years) and facing increased prices first ?

Nah! I just answered a thread about the availability of 127 film seems that this is more available now than 5 years ago and, to my knowledge, no-one has made a 127 camera for 30 years or more!

Sure prices will go up and perhaps choices might narrow. But look at the range of light sensitive materials available at places like retrophotographic. Glass plates for example??

http://www.retrophotographic.com/shop/41/index.htm

http://www.retrophotographic.com/films.htm

Have fun with the XPan!!!

 

[Socke]

Cutting and spooling film is not that big a problem as long as you have film to cut and spool!

 

[Flyfisher Tom]

No 🙂

As long as there are film cameras, there will be film. Market forces will make it more expensive, but it will exist.

Trust me 😎

 

[Socke]

No 🙂

As long as there are film cameras, there will be film. Market forces will make it more expensive, but it will exist.

Trust me 😎

I just envision myself sitting in the streets with a rangefinder a hat in front of me and a sign reading "No drugs no alcohol, need money for film" 🙂

 

[kully]

Silverprint have Velvia at over £7 per roll.

But 7dayshop are equalising the karma with Velvia at ~£3.40/roll.

Film is cheap at the moment, I'm making the most of it. In the future when film is less so, I'll hopefully take less, better photos.

 

[PHOTO24]

still panicing a bit.
I got one box (100) of APX100 and (100) RSX200 from AGFA. Supply for a while that I gonna bring back from Germany next week. Still lots of bankrupcy sale >> THE BIG AGFA SALE.
one day no more film ?

 

[palabras]

where did you get all that agfa film????

 

[PHOTO24]

from EBAY and MONOCHROM company

 

[Solinar]

When Agfa called in Goldman Sachs to restructure their film division I bought 3 bricks of APX 100 in 120. It was clear to me that the conglomerate Agfa Gevaert was getting ready to move on.

So, if Fuji Film is raising prices, that may be a good sign. It would be nice if Fuji is still in the business for the long term.

 

[Michael I.]

i believe b&w fil will be available for a while,in speacialized stores for a high price but available.

 

[palabras]

hope it will be available for more than "a while"!

i think that the raise of many unknown before companies, such as lucky or adox (to a certain extent) is a good sign.

Ilford was in bankrupt, but now it's again in the market...



let's pray!

 

[Michael I.]

ilford seems to be back in the saddle - I think they are the only big film company organized in a way to make a profit out of BW film

 

[Socke]

hope it will be available for more than "a while"!

i think that the raise of many unknown before companies, such as lucky or adox (to a certain extent) is a good sign.

Ilford was in bankrupt, but now it's again in the market...



let's pray!

Adox is Efke and Ilford and Mirko won't admit that the new slow CMS20 is Swema 🙂. At least he claims 4 times the resolution of TechPan.