What is going on with Fujifilm Velvia and Provia availability?

[armadsen]

As far as I know, Roberts is one of the only distributors for film in general in the US now. So I guess if anyone would be able to get a lot it would be them? But I’d assume the slow sales at least in 35mm are because of the newly increased prices.

 

[Sanug]

Nordfoto in Germany has the Velvia 120 5-pack in stock.

FUJI Velvia 50 Dia-Farbfilm (Umkehrfilm), 120 Rollfilm 5 Stück – NORDFOTO Versand

www.nordfoto.de

 

[MTGseattle]

One of the local shops to me just got some Velvia 50 in 35mm. The distributer blessed them with 10 rolls. It is the first fresh Velvia they have had in a full year.

 

[LtDave]

i shot like 3 rolls of Fujichrome (way WAY back) in the mid-80s. i worked in photo print lab and could get Kodachrome and Ektachrome right out of the refer and not have to have them order it (we werent a Fuji distributor) and pay a little higher price so ive not used it in a long time.

$49 IS a super crazy high price but i am so tempted to buy a roll or three just so i can shoot it again. last time i shot any slide film was 1993 in the Air Force. we had bricks of Ektachrome 400 in the fridge.


i looked and saw Ektachrome 100. different box (its the Alaris stuff) but also saw Ektachrome 100 as a color NEGATIVE film? i hope they fix the name on THAT. my whole childhood (okay teenage-young adult) years are flipping upside down!!!

 

[MattKing]

also saw Ektachrome 100 as a color NEGATIVE film?

@LtDave ,
Check again that it isn't the newly rebadged as Ektacolor (aka Portra) film that Eastman Kodak is now distributing directly.
Or of course the newly badged Ektar 100 negative film, also now being distributed directly by EK.

 

[LtDave]

@LtDave ,
Check again that it isn't the newly rebadged as Ektacolor (aka Portra) film that Eastman Kodak is now distributing directly.
Or of course the newly badged Ektar 100 negative film, also now being distributed directly by EK.

i dont know if its rebadged anything but i just looked and the package says ektaCHROME and the description says negative film

 

[MattKing]

i dont know if its rebadged anything but i just looked and the package says ektaCHROME and the description says negative film

@LtDave ,
Where did you see this - because that sounds like a typo on a retailer's website?
It certainly isn't that way on either the Eastman Kodak website: https://www.kodak.com/en/still-film/home/
Or the Kodak Alaris website: https://www.kodakprofessional.com/p...r/kodak-professional-ektachrome-film-e100/531

 

[MattKing]

Same applies to a selection of retail websites that I have links handy for - they all describe it as slide or transparency or positive films, although Freestyle wants to call all the versions of it motion picture film.

 

[LtDave]

@LtDave ,
Where did you see this - because that sounds like a typo on a retailer's website?
It certainly isn't that way on either the Eastman Kodak website: https://www.kodak.com/en/still-film/home/
Or the Kodak Alaris website: https://www.kodakprofessional.com/p...r/kodak-professional-ektachrome-film-e100/531

Roberts Camera.

i guess if you look closely at the box image it says Reversal Film but it's listed as Negative Film

 

[MattKing]

So it is a Roberts Camera issue - have you alerted them about the typo?

 

[LtDave]

So it is a Roberts Camera issue - have you alerted them about the typo?

i just realized it when you brought it to my attention.

 

[MattKing]

So I checked the Roberts Camera website, and while the listing for Ektachrome sourced from Kodak Alaris is correct, the film sourced from Eastman Kodak is wrong. I sent this to Roberts using their Contact form:
"This is just a heads up. Your web listing for Ektachrome 100 sourced from Eastman Kodak describes it as "colour negative film". It should obviously describe it as colour positive transparency film. The listing for the Ektachrome 100 sourced from Kodak Alaris is correct."

As someone who has worked in retail in the past, I can assure you these sorts of things from potential customers are appreciated.