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Ilford priced to leave Japan

ericdan said:
N.Y vs Tokyo
Ilford DD-X: $17.95 vs $66.14 (3.7x)
Microphen: $6.50 vs $31.36 (4.8x)
Rapid Fixer: $9.90 vs $21.56 (2.2x)
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Well at those differences you'd need to be a diehard Ilford chemicals lover to pay for them

If Ilford are aware of these differences then I am sure it is very concerned and unless the Ilford buying public in Japan are all diehards( delusional at these prices would not be an exaggeration IMO) then sales will surely suffer.

It it were my business and not Pemberstone's and I thought that I had distributors who were liable to lose me a lot of sales and a reputation for pricing fairness, I'd take steps to change things

pentaxuser
 
ericdan said:
N.Y vs Tokyo
Ilford DD-X: $17.95 vs $66.14 (3.7x)
Microphen: $6.50 vs $31.36 (4.8x)
Rapid Fixer: $9.90 vs $21.56 (2.2x)
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Well, the title of this thread is apt, as with those prices, Ilford WILL leave the Japanese market. $60 for a bottle of DD-X??!!??

If Ilford cannot bring down these prices then they deserve to lose the business that they surely will.
 

There are many, many Fujifilm photographic chemicals available in Japan. Not so much film, but lots of paper and chemicals.
 
No one ever claimed they have no right to do that.
I said from my very first post that I have a solution for myself.
 

It's not a complaint about why we can't get cheap film and chemicals in Japan (that has never been the case anyway), it's about why there was a sudden increase in prices (two to four-fold) that seemed to have no explanation. People get upset at 10% increases, we are dealing with a lot more than that here.

Ilford used to be priced fairly similar to other comparable products, however last year it literally priced itself outside the budgets of many darkroom users which is not what many of us want, despite the fact that there are cheaper alternatives here.
 
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RattyMouse said:
There are many, many Fujifilm photographic chemicals available in Japan. Not so much film, but lots of paper and chemicals.
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True, but we mainly use film here. The price differences are quite staggering. It has gotten to the point I've had to stock up on film before coming into Japan in November.

Having said that, there is still something wonderful and exciting about photographing in Japan
 
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Agreed. There's no better place in the world to have a camera and a handful of film than Japan. I adore that country and pine for my next visit.
 
ok, I am out of luck now.
My NY retailer stopped shipping chemicals.
Luckily I ordered in bulk just a few weeks ago.
But Ilford, you're probably gonna feel this one.
 
ericdan said:
ok, I am out of luck now.
My NY retailer stopped shipping chemicals.
Luckily I ordered in bulk just a few weeks ago.
But Ilford, you're probably gonna feel this one.
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Fotoimpex, Freestyle, many others will ship chemicals worldwide.
 
When I went to Tokyo in 2014, I remember buying Ilford film for local consumption because it was the cheapest at that time compared to TMY, and there is no Fuji 400 speed film anymore. At that time it was cheap enough to buy there and save lugging film from across the globe, and not worry about xrays, but it looks like if I return, I should plan to bring my film with me.
 
308 Yen for a 120 roll of Acros is pretty cheap. I'll have to stock up on it when I'm over in March. I'll buy SFX over here for sure, though!!
 
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308 Yen for a 120 roll of Acros is pretty cheap. I'll have to stock up on it when I'm over in March. I'll buy SFX over here for sure, though!!
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Not only for the price - it always seems to be short-dated or expired whenever I want to buy some (SFX, not Acros).
 
If the O.P is so keen on Ilford products, he should move back to civilization
 
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Japan has many good reasons (and bad) to live there and if I had been single I would have stayed! Nice going back every couple of years!
 
One of the reasons I returned to Japan is because I was and am single.
 
tell me about it....
I was gonna put a ring on Ilford, but then it turned out maintenance was too high.
After a lot of back and forth I am back with my Tri-Ex.
 
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