As of 1/19/26, Silver is $89/oz

[John Wiegerink]

As one of the actual (proverbial) sheriffs here on Photrio, I'll merely say - move on from the politics everyone.
I clearly need a black hat, and a white hat, so that I can switch back and forth as needs direct.

As one of the actual (proverbial) sheriffs here on Photrio, I'll merely say - move on from the politics everyone.
I clearly need a black hat, and a white hat, so that I can switch back and forth as needs direct.

Matt, you have your hands full with the social climate these days. Oh, can I mention "climate" or is that to political? Seems everything is tied to everything today.

Reminds me of "The Lawman" series of the late 50s and early 60s Apparently he was well intentioned as you can tell by the intro theme

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pentaxuser

"Just stating the facts ma'am" as Sgt. Friday would say. Dragnet!

 

[John Wiegerink]

When and at what price do you think silver will peak at? I'm really curious as to what really is driving the price through the ceiling. Speculative investing? I saw that drive sugar prices up many years ago, but they did come back down some. The sad part about driving prices up is the fact they never come back down to what they originally were before they started to rise in the first place. Silver gets much higher I'll be using my Sony A7RII and won't be here anymore. What a shame for the film users of the world.

 

[mshchem]

My wife is thinking of selling her mom's old twelve-person sterling silverware set. You can;t believe what it's worth today. We stopped using it 30 years ago. Who wants to clean all that silverware every time you use it?

You need to go to the right guy. Some refineries are so overwhelmed they aren't taking anything but pure. Sterling should be fine. The shop I visit told me that his refiner requires 90% silver minimum, so no 40%halves, war nickels or 80% Canadian. This is temporary I'm sure.

 

[mshchem]

I'm going to be guarding my film fridge with my life! Of course I think I could shoot a roll a day for a year and still have plenty. I have a thousand feet of 70mm, that would keep me busy for year two.

 

[John Wiegerink]

I'm going to be guarding my film fridge with my life! Of course I think I could shoot a roll a day for a year and still have plenty. I have a thousand feet of 70mm, that would keep me busy for year two.

I have enough sheet film for a while, but I could stock up on 120 film for sure. Kodak Tmax 100 and TMY2 are not a bad price at the moment. I might just have to dig out that sock with mad money in it out of my sock drawer.

 

[mshchem]

I have enough sheet film for a while, but I could stock up on 120 film for sure. Kodak Tmax 100 and TMY2 are not a bad price at the moment. I might just have to dig out that sock with mad money in it out of my sock drawer.

I'm good on 120, and TMX and TMY-2 is worthy of raiding the sock for! Love the stuff!

 

[John Wiegerink]

I'm good on 120, and TMX and TMY-2 is worthy of raiding the sock for! Love the stuff!

I agree and I'm enjoying using it again. When Ilford was so much cheaper it was mainly what I used and liked it. For some odd reason Kodak 120 films are now more reasonably priced and I'll use those now.

 

[eli griggs]

I was going to buy three kilos at $32 an ounce or 1380.00us but I went into the hospital late that day and was kept a week or so and never got to go back the next morning.Thats right at when the current silver rise happened.

When you decide to take an action, act like there will be no tomorrow and get it done, you might have some regrets but the importance of a deal has its own rewards you might not see for a long while.

IMO

 

[koraks]

Seems everything is tied to everything today.

It always was, but I guess we can no longer pretend it's not the case, or we're not aware of it. Someone came along and lifted the rock we were living under.

 

[retina_restoration]

I worry about Ilford’s future. Five years ago I drew a line: when 8x10 FP4+ exceeded $10 USD per sheet, I stop buying it. Well that day arrived last fall. I’m certain that new tariffs played a part in that.
I have a modest cache of Ilford film in a variety of sizes, but once that have been used up, it’s very unlikely I will buy again. I suspect many of us are making the same choice. I will continue to work with physical media for the rest of my days, but Ilford’s sheet films are no longer within my budget.
Sorry, Ilford.

 

[pentaxuser]

"Just stating the facts ma'am" as Sgt. Friday would say. Dragnet!

In the 50s my lawmen were the Western series not L.A. 20th century cops. The series called "The Lawman" was not one of the best I preferred James Arness as Matt Dillon or Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp John Russell in The Lawman came way down the list for watchability

pentaxuser

 

[John Wiegerink]

In the 50s my lawmen were the Western series not L.A. 20th century cops. The series called "The Lawman" was not one of the best I preferred James Arness as Matt Dillon or Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp John Russell in The Lawman came way down the list for watchability

pentaxuser

I liked John Russel as an actor, but we have to remember that a show like the Lawman relies on directors, screen writers and the like. Those people can make or break a TV series whether you have a good actor or not. Gunsmoke is on everyday at 12:00 noon here. I can remember standing in front of our little Motorola tv at the beginning of the Gunsmoke show and out drawing Matt Dillion every time. Of course my gun was much lighter that his, but my reflexes were just as good. Oh, and I had the hots for Miss Kitty also. Matt had good taste, but loose morals. My dad loved Wyatt Earp with Hugh O'Brian. I read somewhere that Hugh O'Brian was the youngest U.S. Marine Corps Drill Instructor ever. I think he was like 16 yrs. old. Being and X-Marine myself I find that hard to believe, but never checked it out.

 

[John Wiegerink]

It always was, but I guess we can no longer pretend it's not the case, or we're not aware of it. Someone came along and lifted the rock we were living under.

Matt,
We're buried in snow and cold in Michigan right now, but as soon as the weather breaks I'm going hunting. I'm going to find the biggest rock that can't be flipped and crawl under it.

 

[koraks]

I'm not Matt, but I'm sure he'll join me in wishing you the best of luck and may your shelter prove to be a durable one!
Honestly I think at this point most of us have the same tendency from time to time. I know I have.

 

[John Wiegerink]

I'm not Matt, but I'm sure he'll join me in wishing you the best of luck and may your shelter prove to be a durable one!
Honestly I think at this point most of us have the same tendency from time to time. I know I have.

I was real outdoorsy when I was younger and always wanted to move to the far north (way off the grid), build a cabin and live in solitude, but we all know how those young dreams go. Marriage, kids, work, etc.. Now I'm too old to do it so have to settle for a large rock. The rock I'm looking for is big and at my age I'll need help lifting it and someone will have to shove me under. It's like the song by Green Day, Troubled Times.

 

[John Wiegerink]

Oh, I'm still waiting to find out why there is such a fast jump in silver prices. I could see it if it were some sort of rare earth mineral used in making EV car batteries or to build a better/bigger bomb, but that's not silver.

 

[koraks]

I think the explanation is more closely related to people finding a suitable rock than the desire to build a bigger bomb.

 

[John Wiegerink]

 

[Alan Johnson]

There is some concern that the Comex may be drained of deliverable silver in March, causing industrial users to top up before then. Other reports suggest unusually high demand in China, not clear if industrial or retail, causing a big premium for silver there.

 

[Oldwino]

Some of the increase is certainly tied to the drift away from US$ as an investment currancy. That's what's driving the huge bump in gold prices.

 

[John Wiegerink]

There is some concern that the Comex may be drained of deliverable silver in March, causing industrial users to top up before then. Other reports suggest unusually high demand in China, not clear if industrial or retail, causing a big premium for silver there.

China has no silver mines? You'd think a country of that size and that diverse of geography would have silver somewhere???? Sounds like "Chicken Little" might be at work also. The sky is falling, the sky is falling......................!

 

[John Wiegerink]

Some of the increase is certainly tied to the drift away from US$ as an investment currancy. That's what's driving the huge bump in gold prices.

Now that sounds more likely, since we're being bombarded with "buy gold" on the TV channels right now. I think, and could be 100% wrong, that it's a combination of things. Like speculators/investors, Chicken Littles and the U.S.$.

 

[mshchem]

Electronic Traded Funds require physical metal in London vaults (for example) . Each share of GLD requires that the ETF have 1/10 ounce of gold in their vaults. Same is true for the silver funds.

From a hopeful perspective silver may flow back out triggering a crash in prices.

I think Ilford is going to be in a good place, regardless of silver (noise) along with Foma, but Ilford especially to serve the needs of fine art silver photography and printing.

 

[mshchem]

Silver is a byproduct (coproduct) of copper mining as well.

 

[pentaxuser]

I worry about Ilford’s future. I will continue to work with physical media for the rest of my days, but Ilford’s sheet films are no longer within my budget.
Sorry, Ilford.

I imagine that Ilford's sheet films are a very small portion of its sales these days so any further drop in demand may have little effect on its future prospects


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