Yesterday I exposed my last ten sheets of EKTAR in 4x5, what I'm left with is a 20-sheet box of Provia. I'm not sure I'm willing to spend 90 EUR for another 10-sheet box of EKTAR. As much as I love my hobby these prices might stop me from pursuing my passion for LF color photography . Anybody else facing the same dilemma?
I bought my first ever color sheet film -- a 10-pack of Portra 160 and 10-pack of Ektachrome 100 -- just a few months ago. Yes, it's expensive -- which is why neither box has been opened yet. It does help a lot if you can process your own instead of sending it out for development...
I bought my last two boxes of (20) Velvia 50 from Japan. A lot more than you spent. They're in my freezer with the meat. It's gotten to the point you can't buy both.
Do it! Don't wait. Life is short.
And when you do retire, you'll just come up with ways to get more behind than ever!
Anybody else facing the same dilemma?
Yesterday I exposed my last ten sheets of EKTAR in 4x5, what I'm left with is a 20-sheet box of Provia. I'm not sure I'm willing to spend 90 EUR for another 10-sheet box of EKTAR. As much as I love my hobby these prices might stop me from pursuing my passion for LF color photography . Anybody else facing the same dilemma?
It is still available in UK
Kodak must be selling it to someone but it really is priced too high for hobbyists.
Even at that elevated price, I doubt Kodak is making much profit from it.
I wonder if Kodak's color sheet films are just being cut as needed from one last frozen master roll?
Who knows....but I personally suspect that they confection sizeable batches from master rolls just as they do with roll films, then store the product in a local warehouse as well as the downstream supply chain, where due to low demand much of it goes out of date before it ever leaves the premises of Eastman Kodak and is discarded, explaining the high retail price. But that's entirely speculation on my behalf.
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