Photog buys $100,000 of Velvia 50

[cosmonaut]

A photographer buys the last batch of 8x10 Velvia 50 for $100,000 dollars.

http://petapixel.com/2013/07/04/thi...lvia-50-8x10-film-cost-a-photographer-100000/

 

[thegman]

A photographer buys the last batch of 8x10 Velvia 50 for $100,000 dollars.

http://petapixel.com/2013/07/04/thi...lvia-50-8x10-film-cost-a-photographer-100000/

I admire that commitment, impressive.

 

[Photo_Smith]

Wow that's commitment to your art. I see it will last him 10 years, I hope he remembers to buy the chemicals....

 

[FA Limited]

does slide film even last that long? probably get some even more funky colors than the usual velvianess 😉

 

[jsrockit]

Well, I hope it ends up being worth it to the buyer. I hope he creates great work.

 

[j j]

$100k of Velvia? That must be about 20 rolls!

 

[stompyq]

Never shot 8x10 velvia, but 4x5 velvia 50 is incredible. It was the only color film I shot for 4 years when I was living in upstate NY

 

[Lauffray]

$100k of Velvia? That must be about 20 rolls!

My thoughts precisely 😀

 

[drew.saunders]

does slide film even last that long? probably get some even more funky colors than the usual velvianess 😉

I stored some 4x5" Kodak E100VS in the freezer that was expired when I bought it for about 5 years (or more, can't remember) before using it, and it was just fine. Likely the photographer will test a sheet every now and then and adjust development and/or filtration as needed.

 

[stompyq]

I stored some 4x5" Kodak E100VS in the freezer that was expired when I bought it for about 5 years (or more, can't remember) before using it, and it was just fine. Likely the photographer will test a sheet every now and then and adjust development and/or filtration as needed.

I only used expired velvia (the fresh stuff was too expensive) and rarely used fresh stock. Never noticed a difference

 

[shootar401]

I have about 500 sheets of assorted E6 in 4x5 in the freezer, but only 7 sheets left of Velvia 🙁

 

[emayoh]

Why does everyone assume the buyer was male?

 

[nikon_sam]

Two things...he paying $11 per shot...and they say that this should last him for the next ten years...that gives me hope that the Velvia 50 in my frige is still good...

 

[jsrockit]

Why does everyone assume the buyer was male?

From the article:

"The guy purchased a whopping 12,000 sheets of the 8×10 film from an authorized Fujifilm dealer in order to have enough film for at least the next 10 years."

 

[emayoh]

From the article:

"The guy purchased a whopping 12,000 sheets of the 8×10 film from an authorized Fujifilm dealer in order to have enough film for at least the next 10 years."

When I asked why "everybody" was assuming the buyer was male, I was including the blog Petapixel and their source, the Phoblographer, in that query. The original post from the Fuji rep made no such assertion that I saw.

Not a big deal really, just fascinating to me.

 

[emayoh]

I closed a thread recently because many were making comments that made it obvious their not having read the cited article in the OP or few if any of the posts on a page and a half thread preceding their post.

It's a loosing battle that I don't have the time to deal with.

Happily, that's not the case here. But, thanks for having the time to chime in.

 

[Jamie123]

There is one fashion photographer in Paris shooting 8x10 color. I recall his day rate is around $30K/day. I don't recall his name but Watson, Moon and others get that kind of money in the US.

The day rate usually doesn't have much to do with the equipment cost so I imagine he would get the same money if he was using a Canon 5D, no?

I don't think the cost of 8x10 is much of a problem on commercial shoots. I've never been on a set where a photographer used 8x10 but I've seen quite a few use hundreds of sheets of 4x5. Seems a bit more practical than 8x10 since it's easier to reload the holders.

 

[SteveM_NJ]

$161,000 in "working capital" bank accounts.... impressive.

 

[jsrockit]

When I asked why "everybody" was assuming the buyer was male, I was including the blog Petapixel and their source, the Phoblographer, in that query. The original post from the Fuji rep made no such assertion that I saw.

Not a big deal really, just fascinating to me.

I see what you mean. I guess they assume men are the only ones crazy enough to make this type of purchase. 🙂

 

[Photo_Smith]

I was a 'first flush' tester for Fuji in the late 1980's and we processed hundreds of sheets of 8x10 Velvia prior to the public release. I would say until you've seen a well exposed 8x10 transparency you'd not understand why the client would pay lots of money-I doubt a .jpg from a 5D will interest that client.
It's not about practicality of ease of loading 4x5 either I actually find 8x10 no different to load into slides.