Kodak price increases in 2020
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Thankfully I stocked up in the Great Walgreen's Debacle of '19.
Not sure about colour Kodak film, but the black & white stocks have been in short supply here in the UK for a while.
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ColorPlus 200 has been out of stock since late summer.
Hopefully when the dust settles we'll have more idea of product availability and pricing.
Kodak sure is making it hard to shoot color film as an avid amateur. I like photography but I can go either way on color.
Yes, I can see how the only supplier on this planet with a full range of professional films is making it more difficult than it needs to be.
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Price went up by 20% in the Amazon before it was all gone. Supply and demand maaaaan.
I don't really think you have an alternative, considering Fuji's film range, or what's left of it. And even then, Kodak is cheaper, at least I Europe.
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That's fine by me, if they plan on using the profits for R&D, and perhaps to bring back more emulsions (HIE) from the past!!
Alternatively, to pay off their debt and buy KA
Hopefully when the dust settles all the current products will still be available. I'll likely spend the same money and shoot a bit less film....possibly stock up via B&H and some friends visiting Florida next month.
There's been a severe shortage of Color Plus for months, my local camera shop finally got an order they placed in August just this week. Fuji 400H is in short supply too. I also hear it's affected Kodak's single use cameras, and the Lomography colur negative films are out of stock in several places - that's believed to be Kodak stock too.
I can't blame them for concentrating on the professional film. Thankfully I stocked up on Color Plus and Max 400 a year or so ago and still probably have enough to get me into Spring 2020.
There's been a severe shortage of Color Plus for months, my local camera shop finally got an order they placed in August just this week. Fuji 400H is in short supply too. I also hear it's affected Kodak's single use cameras, and the Lomography colur negative films are out of stock in several places - that's believed to be Kodak stock too.
I can't blame them for concentrating on the professional film. Thankfully I stocked up on Color Plus and Max 400 a year or so ago and still probably have enough to get me into Spring 2020.
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That is great news ! I also hope they sink their profits back into their company and move forward. Sadly I already went to a back alley physician who removed one of my kidneys and a lobe of my liver after their last price increase, and sadly I won't be able to make a big purchase this time around.
I very rarely use Kodak film - there are cheaper alternatives, however I use Kodak Endura for printing colour, so it is possibly fortunate I have recently bought a new 88m roll of 12". That will keep me busy for around a year or so.
@pentaxuser not the Metropolis film, the Lomography colour negative films....the 100, 400 and 800 ISO C41 films without any weird effects. Believed to be Kodacolor VR or similar. Certainly act like Kodacolor VR in the case of the 100 and 400. The 800 could be Max 800 as seen in Kodak single use cameras. Some speculation there but it seems likely. It ain't Fuji for sure, and nobody else is making C41 film currently.
Kodak need to take a long hard look at themselves and their markets.
Supply and demand is fine, providing you don't price yourselves out of the market.
I'd love to keep using Kodak B&W film but Ilford B&W film is much cheaper, especially in the UK, and the difference does not justify the higher prices Kodak charge.
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Supply and demand is fine, providing you don't price yourselves out of the market.
I'd love to keep using Kodak B&W film but Ilford B&W film is much cheaper, especially in the UK, and the difference does not justify the higher prices Kodak charge.
Mik.
I can almost guarantee you that ilford will follow suit with prices..
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Yup! Thinking the same thing.
Actually by raising their prices makes me appreciate all the products they make and that just makes me want to go out and shoot more film. The price rise will help them stay healthy.
At this point I simple want good quality control from a film, reliable results. Particularly T-Max 400 is a very useful film that isn't exactly comparable to other 400 speed films, as much as HP5+ and Delta 400 have their place.
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Tmax 400 is truly outstanding.
I haven't managed to get close with anything else.
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Maybe tri-x with a blue filter B+W 081?
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