Fuji film prices to rise
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santela
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I love Fuji's slide options, but Fuji hates us...
Lower volum demand causes higher average cost and leads to higher price, which then drives the film shooters away and toward digital. This is just a cycle of evil...
Lower volum demand causes higher average cost and leads to higher price, which then drives the film shooters away and toward digital. This is just a cycle of evil...
noimmunity
scratch my niche
I just switched from Velvia to Sigma DP Merrill Foveon. The cost (either money or time) of Velvia in Europe was finally too much for me.
Platinum RF
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Film is dead for most people.
anjoca76
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Damn. I really don't see how they can price Provia 400X any higher than it already is. Or even the others, for that matter.
I'll probably bite the bullet and order one more big batch of Provia 100F, which I like a lot, and Velvia to store in my freezer, but this is not good news for me in the long term in regards to color film.
I'll probably bite the bullet and order one more big batch of Provia 100F, which I like a lot, and Velvia to store in my freezer, but this is not good news for me in the long term in regards to color film.
jsrockit
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Rough times for film users. At least B&W is still doable on the relative cheap.
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Jani_from_Finland
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I'll use up my stock and then i'll sell my gear, maybe...
Quite good small digital cameras available, feels a bit useless to keep shooting film these days, but then, i have a Nex and hardly used it.
Quite good small digital cameras available, feels a bit useless to keep shooting film these days, but then, i have a Nex and hardly used it.
Joosep
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Bring it on. Have no problem with this.
Everything rises, gas, electricity, food. That doesn´t make me stop using them.
Would be stupid to think that the prices of films are carved in stone.
Everything rises, gas, electricity, food. That doesn´t make me stop using them.
Would be stupid to think that the prices of films are carved in stone.
Clint Troy
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The thing is that 20 rolls of film can keep me busy for a veeeery long time. I am not an interesting consumer.
Photo_Smith
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A small price rise is OK and to be expected in an economy where everything seems to be getting more expensive, the money I spend on film per annum is less than a tank of petrol for a family car here in the UK.
You can buy colour film for as little as £1 and process yourself for about the same.
Film in low volumes is cheap, I really don't mind paying the same for a roll film as a gallon of petrol or a pint of beer if it comes to it.
At the moment a Fuji Velvia 120 is about the same as a pint of strong beer, I'll become tea total before I stop shooting film.
You can buy colour film for as little as £1 and process yourself for about the same.
Film in low volumes is cheap, I really don't mind paying the same for a roll film as a gallon of petrol or a pint of beer if it comes to it.
At the moment a Fuji Velvia 120 is about the same as a pint of strong beer, I'll become tea total before I stop shooting film.
apostasiometritis
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How true... If I took the petrol rises seriously I should have sold my car ages ago. But didn't...
Same with film.
thegman
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Prices change, inflation brought into account, film is still pretty cheap compared to the recent past. The cheapest colour film I can find in the UK is £1.49 for a 24 exposure roll. Inflation considered, that would have been under £1 in 1995. Some slide films are getting pretty crazy, but it really isn't that bad compared like for like.
BlackXList
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The only place near me that I can grab Fuji's pro film in passing already charges over £10 a roll.
I had read rumours about Fuji ceasing rebranding film for 3rd parties, I really hope this isn't the case, as the Vista Plus has me burning 35mm like never before, if it disappeared I'd be quite upset.
I had read rumours about Fuji ceasing rebranding film for 3rd parties, I really hope this isn't the case, as the Vista Plus has me burning 35mm like never before, if it disappeared I'd be quite upset.
anjoca76
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It's really only slide and professional C41 that's pricey. Kodak Gold and other such films are still dirt cheap, relatively speaking. And b&w is still affordable.
thegman
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In the UK, there is First Call's "ProFilm" range, which is rebranded Fujifilm, I don't know if they'll keep on doing that though.
Rollei do their CR200 slide film too, £6.99 for 2 rolls.
Photo_Smith
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Try Poundlands Agfa Vista 135-36 for.... £1.00 😀 Fomapan make B&W film for about £2 for a 36exp or 120 roll.
I can buy Pro films for less than £5 a roll for Ektar 100 (under £20 for 5 120) I guess if that's expensive then heaven help those people when they need to buy food or a train ticket or entry into a cinema...
I have a roll of Fuji HR100-24 film I bought in 1986 for £3.49 and a roll of 20 exp FP4 for £1.99 at the time I was earning about £150 a week and a litre of petrol cost just 32p.
If film kept up with fuel...
anjoca76
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Excellent point.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Aha ... the same old story! Increase prices in film to generate more profit to cover the losses being incurred in digital production.
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Roger Hicks
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A friend of mine just sold his car to fund an M9...
Cheers,
R.
Cheers,
R.
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