35mm Velvia 50 is back and very expensive!

[sruddy]

Just got a now in stock notice for 35mm Velvia 50. $34 per roll and looks like no discount for 5 pack at $170! I like the film but those are super high prices, no?

 

[pentaxuser]

I wonder where it all stops?

pentaxuser

 

[cramej]

Almost as if Fuji is creating their own excuse for exiting the film market. Geez, we get it Fuji - you don't want to make film any longer. Just pull the plug already!

 

[blee1996]

I agree. These pricing is just squeezing themselves out of the market. A 36 frame 135 film roll should be less than $20 (ok maybe $25), even considering inflation and etc.

 

[Trail Images]

Groan....I took a look at B&H as I knew the Fuji line was in hiatus and was awaiting the update to see if Fuji came back at all. I did see the Provia 35mm was about $10 cheaper. As a Velvia 50 user exclusively since it was first released I've migrated toward returning back to the 60's and using Ektachrome E-100 in both 120 & 4x5. Too bad, I loved Velvia 50.

 

[Paul Howell]

In the old days, as late as maybe 20 years ago both Fuji and Kodak had extensive marketing departments who researched and figured what they could charge for a product over cost. Wonder if anyone including ILford is conducting marketing research these days, I know that a lot folks really like Velvia but at that price? Not bringing my back to color any time soon.

 

[albada]

Strangely, B&H's price for a 5-pack of Velvia 50 in 120-format is "only" $70, which is far below the $170 for 35mm. But it's out of stock.

 

[pentaxuser]

Strangely, B&H's price for a 5-pack of Velvia 50 in 120-format is "only" $70, which is far below the $170 for 35mm. But it's out of stock.

Reminds me of the joke. Guy goes into a shop and sees the price of a spade and says "I could buy that spade at half that price in the shop over the road". The shopkeeper replies: " Why don't you buy it there then? He replies: "They're out of stock and the shopkeeper says: " Well I'll give you a promise. When we're out of stock we'll charge half price as well"

pentaxuser

 

[Trail Images]

Strangely, B&H's price for a 5-pack of Velvia 50 in 120-format is "only" $70, which is far below the $170 for 35mm. But it's out of stock.

I think that price will definetly change when the In Stock update takes place. I'm sure all those prices were dormant when the stock ran out and Fuji stopped production.

 

[faberryman]

If you want it buy it. The price is unlikely to go down.

 

[Lachlan Young]

As a percentage of average income, it's still cheaper than Ektachrome was in the mid 1970s (the documentary evidence is not hard to find). Do you want sustainable production of a specialty product or not? The whiny entitlement of aged hobbyists about what were effectively massively subsidised 'halo' product lines post-1990-ish isn't going to cut it.

 

[sruddy]

Groan....I took a look at B&H as I knew the Fuji line was in hiatus and was awaiting the update to see if Fuji came back at all. I did see the Provia 35mm was about $10 cheaper. As a Velvia 50 user exclusively since it was first released I've migrated toward returning back to the 60's and using Ektachrome E-100 in both 120 & 4x5. Too bad, I loved Velvia 50.

Me too, Ektachrome has good color and is affordable. I love Velvia for it's artistic abilities luckily I have a large 120mm stash.

Strangely, B&H's price for a 5-pack of Velvia 50 in 120-format is "only" $70, which is far below the $170 for 35mm. But it's out of stock.

I noticed that too and think you must be right.

If you want it buy it. The price is unlikely to go down.

I think sadly this maybe the case. I think Fuji maybe testing the market and maybe drop it if there aren't enough folks willing to dish out the doe. People still paying over $100 for 10 exposures of Fuji Pack Film!

 

[MattKing]

There is no way of telling whether this is film acquired through "normal" Fuji USA channels or some sort of special importation from Japan or elsewhere.
So reaching a conclusion right now might be premature.
Does anyone see it being available from multiple sources?

 

[flavio81]

Almost as if Fuji is creating their own excuse for exiting the film market. Geez, we get it Fuji - you don't want to make film any longer. Just pull the plug already!

Fuji has always been like that. Raising prices, raising prices.

 

[cramej]

Pricing is fairly consistent across the usual retailers, though already on backorder at Adorama.

There is no way of telling whether this is film acquired through "normal" Fuji USA channels or some sort of special importation from Japan or elsewhere.
So reaching a conclusion right now might be premature.
Does anyone see it being available from multiple sources?

 

[sruddy]

There is no way of telling whether this is film acquired through "normal" Fuji USA channels or some sort of special importation from Japan or elsewhere.
So reaching a conclusion right now might be premature.
Does anyone see it being available from multiple sources?

I have seen it three places so far for the same price. I wonder how much it is in Japan? Here is an answer to my own question. I just paid 23.90 each for 10 rolls which included free shipping and tax purchased on eBay Japan.

 

[Larryc001]

Fuji is not available here as far as I can tell. Fuji color is $25 on Amazon $20 here if they could get it. B&w was $15 a roll. I figure film is costing about $1 a shot with processing and all. It has gotten to be a luxury considering the cost.

 

[pentaxuser]

As a percentage of average income, it's still cheaper than Ektachrome was in the mid 1970s (the documentary evidence is not hard to find). Do you want sustainable production of a specialty product or not? The whiny entitlement of aged hobbyists about what were effectively massively subsidised 'halo' product lines post-1990-ish isn't going to cut it.

Can you say why these "halo" production lines post 1990-ish were subsidised and why was post 1990 a "golden era in effect?

Thanks

pentaxuser

 

[sruddy]

If you want it buy it. The price is unlikely to go down.

Just found it in Japan for $24 shipped so not sure why all retailers in the US are charging so much.

 

[sruddy]

As a percentage of average income, it's still cheaper than Ektachrome was in the mid 1970s (the documentary evidence is not hard to find). Do you want sustainable production of a specialty product or not? The whiny entitlement of aged hobbyists about what were effectively massively subsidised 'halo' product lines post-1990-ish isn't going to cut it.

Who cares, we are comparing it to other color transparency film that's available today. IMO at a certain price point they are putting themself out of the market specialty or not. BTW I just discovered it's going for much less in Japan.

 

[mshchem]

Reminds me of the joke. Guy goes into a shop and sees the price of a spade and says "I could buy that spade at half that price in the shop over the road". The shopkeeper replies: " Why don't you buy it there then? He replies: "They're out of stock and the shopkeeper says: " Well I'll give you a promise. When we're out of stock we'll charge half price as well"

pentaxuser

I first heard this 20+ years back. Except it was a bicycle instead of a spade.

 

[mshchem]

I have seen it three places so far for the same price. I wonder how much it is in Japan? Here is an answer to my own question. I just paid 23.90 each for 10 rolls which included free shipping and tax purchased on eBay Japan.

How did you find this?

 

[MattKing]

Fuji is not available here as far as I can tell. Fuji color is $25 on Amazon $20 here if they could get it. B&w was $15 a roll. I figure film is costing about $1 a shot with processing and all. It has gotten to be a luxury considering the cost.

Velvia 50 is out of stock.

 

[mshchem]

I wonder what a 400' roll of Ektachrome is going to cost? Approximately $2400 @ $1 / frame.

 

[mshchem]

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Velvia 50 is out of stock.

Well US film hoarders will strip Canada bare in 24 hrs.