I got an announcement from Fuji Film Ireland of their price increase and they are as follows:
Fujifilm branded mini lab chemistry (paper) +5%
Fujifilm branded mini lab chemistry (film) +10%
Fuji Hunt branded chemistry RA4 +5%
Fuji Hunt branded chemistry C41 +10%
Fuji E6 chemistry +10%
Fuji B&W chemistry +14%
Fujifilm crystal archive paper +8%
Fujifilm reversal, professional & 35 mm film +20%
Fujifilm quicksnaps +10%
The reason Fuji give for the price increase is
"due to significant factory increases and the continued rising manufacturing costs and decline in demamd for certain lines"
Nothing new there and I am not surprised at the increases.
Hmmm, I worry that rising prices will continue to push what's left of general and snapshot photography over to digital, and just leave analog for the serious and "art" photographers.
Not a problem in itself , other than it must tend to reduce overall consumption, sales and profitability, which may in turn start (or continue) something of a spiral of rising prices. And, for color at least, the ongoing concern of availability of processing services or home chemical kits.
(At least my own freezer holds enough to last me many years, so I'll just keep replenishing stock as it get used :confused: ).
Damn this oppression! Our only hope is to invade Japan. Yes, APUG should declare war on Japan.
We shall go on to the end of the roll.
We shall fight in Tokyo,
We shall fight on the gelatin and paper backing,
We shall fight with DEVELOPING confidence and FIXING strength in the labs.
We shall defend our Velvia, Provia, Astia and Acros prices whatever the cost may be.
We shall fight on contact sheets, we shall fight on the light table,
We shall fight in the darkrooms and in the film fridges.
We shall fight in the changing bags,
We shall never surrender.
Who's with me?!
that explains why Fujifilm didn't mention silver in their announcement"with rising silver prices"
silver price is still dropping since last year august......... not rising!
If that's all then I don't have a huge problem with it, I thought they were to double+ the film price or something.
They are reading this.
20% ain't much?
try it on a box of 8x10 transparency film.
...decline in demamd for certain lines...
No surprise...
Happiness is having bought 200 rolls of Acros 100/120 for $2.69 a roll from Adorama a few weeks ago....
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