Is it time to stock up on Ilford film?

[giganova]

120 FP-4 just went up by 50 Cents at B&H and Adorama, and the 35mm/36 has been stable for for two years and might go up, too.

Time to stock up, what do you think?

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Depends how deep your pockets are. I already see no point of supporting Ilford named films. Just Kentmere in bulks or roll of Kodak every other week.

 

[james.liam]

You’re expecting the price to forever stay the same or go down?

 

[Ko.Fe.]

I'm not expecting film prices to go up every year or more often.

 

[james.liam]

The market drives the prices. 21% increase in film sales for Kodak Alaris. Greater demand and so they try and make a greater profit. An extra dollar on a roll of film won't break anyone.

 

[Beemermark]

I just stock up on Ilford. Given both Kodak & Fuji have raised prices it's a given Ilford will follow.

 

[Moto-Uno]

" Market drives pricing " , lets get real , it's GREED . Peter

 

[james.liam]

" Market drives pricing " , lets get real , it's GREED . Peter

No, it’s called capitalism.
You’re under no obligation to buy the stuff.

 

[kiemchacsu]

Depends how deep your pockets are. I already see no point of supporting Ilford named films. Just Kentmere in bulks or roll of Kodak every other week.

Kentmere price has increased from $40 to $50 for 100ft roll recently; I gave up and switched to Ulltrafine Xtreme, which is still $40 now.

P.S BTW Kentmere is still under the same roof of Ilford

 

[CharlesDAMorgan]

With the pound recently strengthening I would image Ilford branded and made films might be due some price rises irrespective of other company pricing.

 

[d_c]

The pound is on a bit of a rollercoaster ride right now, so it's difficult to say what the impact of that will be on prices. Silver prices have similarly been up and down although the long term trend has been generally flat over the last 5 years.

 

[emraphoto]

I burn through Ilford film in 120 and 35 like nobodies business. So my opinion would be YES. Stock up and shoot away

 

[Archlich]

Anytime is good time to stock up, since the price will always be on the rise. And I believe the increasing demand is never the only factor behind this.