Enlarger options for 6x9 and 4x5?

[Paul Howell]

A bit less, Aristia, which is Foma, is $1.79 a sheet at Freestyle. Still shooting large format is expensive. I am much more selective that I was a few years ago.

 

[mshchem]

HP5 is a deal at 3 bucks +.
TMY-2 my favorite is $5.60 a sheet Good night Irene!

And then 180 bucks for 100 sheets of Arista.

 

[Jimi3]

HP5 is a deal at 3 bucks +.
TMY-2 my favorite is $5.60 a sheet Good night Irene!

And then 180 bucks for 100 sheets of Arista.

Yeah I’ve been shooting Arista. I like to shoot color now and then as well, and 4x5 color is a no go between the cost of film and developing. So in shoot 6x9 when I want color.

 

[DREW WILEY]

The C1 development cost alone for 8x10 color film is now $9 a sheet, and that's the lowest price I can find; E6 is even more. So add that to the cost of the film itself, and you're looking at around $45 every time you trip the shutter. Glad I have a fair amount of 8x10 film in cold storage. Price-wise, 4x5 is the new 8x10.

 

[Paul Howell]

The C1 development cost alone for 8x10 color film is now $9 a sheet, and that's the lowest price I can find; E6 is even more. So add that to the cost of the film itself, and you're looking at around $45 every time you trip the shutter. Glad I have a fair amount of 8x10 film in cold storage. Price-wise, 4x5 is the new 8x10.

This is why I no longer shoot color film, for color I only shoot digital.

 

[DREW WILEY]

Well, I understand choice that from a convenience and budget standpoint; but it's certainly no substitute for what 8x10, or even 4x5, color film can do. Different ballgame. The question is, when does the clock run out?

 

[Paul Howell]

If I win the 1B lottery then I will shoot 4X5 color, until then, just too pricey on a fixed budget.

 

[DREW WILEY]

Ditto. But being a country boy and observing squirrels, I squirreled away a fair amount of sheet film in advance. Hopefully, none of it will be like what dogs and coyotes bury, and then dig up as an old dry stinky bone.

 

[chuckroast]

Ditto. But being a country boy and observing squirrels, I squirreled away a fair amount of sheet film in advance. Hopefully, none of it will be like what dogs and coyotes bury, and then dig up as an old dry stinky bone.

That sounds nutty

 

[images39]

I can strongly recommend the Saunders/LPL 4500 enlargers. Will print up to 4x5. Really well designed.

Dale