Kodak to raise prices

[retinax]

So this happened, huh? At some point in the last few weeks the price for the T-max films from the cheapest sources in Europe jumped by about 2€ per 135/36. Didn't expect such a large increase all at once.
The bulk roll prices at B&H are more reasonable again compared to the time when they were more expensive then buying 135/36, hope this more reasonable bulk roll pricing makes it to Europe.

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

So this happened, huh? At some point in the last few weeks the price for the T-max films from the cheapest sources in Europe jumped by about 2€ per 135/36. Didn't expect such a large increase all at once.
The bulk roll prices at B&H are more reasonable again compared to the time when they were more expensive then buying 135/36, hope this more reasonable bulk roll pricing makes it to Europe.

Tmax 400 went up almost $2 in the USA too

 

[CharlesDAMorgan]

Visited my favourite little camera shop yesterday and Russell was busy repricing everything (scored 2 boxes of TriX at the old price so happy). He said the re-pricing of Portra in particular has really slowed sales, as the buyers are mostly students.

 

[Jamie123]

He said the re-pricing of Portra in particular has really slowed sales, as the buyers are mostly students.

That was to be expected, although from Kodak's point of view that's not really a bad thing if they already were having trouble keeping up with the demand.

Not sure if the drastic price hike in bw films is such a great move, though, as many people will likely just switch to Ilford.

 

[robert blu]

Simply to compare prices in Italy are:

Kodak Tmax 400 36 exp = 9.15 EUR ( 86.93 for a package of 10 rolls)
Ilford Delta 400 36 exp = 6.90 EUR ( 65.55 for a package of 10 rolls)
on line shop + shipping

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

That was to be expected, although from Kodak's point of view that's not really a bad thing if they already were having trouble keeping up with the demand.

Not sure if the drastic price hike in bw films is such a great move, though, as many people will likely just switch to Ilford.

Kodak's price increase actually made the film about the same price as Ilford at B&H, if you compare Tmax to Delta films. HP5 is actually about $1 less than Tri-X now.


I like both Kodak and Ilford and will use both no matter the price. I have never been happy with budget films like Foma. My work is just too important to me to skimp on film costs.


I think of it like this: I spend $70 a week on gas for my car. I drive a lot because I take my son to school every day, and Purdue's Fort Wayne campus is a 24 mile round trip from my house,and I make that trip twice a day. My utility bills run about $300 a month. I spend about $100 on food. Films costs are a TINY part of my budget, even using expensive film.

 

[Rob-F]

Stores shouldn't raise prices on items they purchased wholesale at the old price. They don't need to, and it's not fair! 😱

 

[jawarden]

Stores shouldn't raise prices on items they purchased wholesale at the old price. They don't need to, and it's not fair! 😱

I think the Film Photography Project Store said they would hold prices until they restock at the higher level, so you might check there for a good deal.

I think selling film is something like a neighborhood gas station: nobody's getting rich doing it, and the price you pay for the product has as much to do with what they're about to pay to restock as it does what they paid for the stock on hand.

 

[Jamie123]

Stores shouldn't raise prices on items they purchased wholesale at the old price. They don't need to, and it's not fair! 😱

A lot of them don't. I talked to the guy at my local analog photo store and he said they quickly sold out of the old stock at the old price and what they have now is all new stock.

Keep in mind that when Kodak announced the price hikes at the end of last year, they also said that they have to cancel all unfilled back-orders at the old price. Since they had so many unfilled back-orders, I think it's safe to assume that most stores didn't have a lot of stock to get through.