Xmas said:
this is only true if you can buy several cans at a time,
A single can from either Kodak themselves or a MP film distributer is close to £200 delivered. Of course the cost per 100' is is still cheaper than Tri-X even in that case
Xmas said:I do use 5222 cause the GBP for 400 foot of the cine is not much more than the GBP for 100 foot of trix.
this is only true if you can buy several cans at a time,
A single can from either Kodak themselves or a MP film distributer is close to £200 delivered. Of course the cost per 100' is is still cheaper than Tri-X even in that case
I remember when you could by Kodak films and chemicals at the local Kmart store.
You must do a lot of shooting!I hardly do 10 rolls in 6 months.
Jeff
Honestly, film isn't my problem. Gas prices to go shoot it--THAT'S the problem.
here in the usa we have no idea how expensive gas is ... 4-5$ / gallon is cheap compared to what a lot of people pay.
Us Brits seem to pay more for everything. Sales tax (VAT) of 20% hurts.
That's because their tax is so much higher. The actual price before tax isn't that different.
there is first a fuel levy
2.19 GBP per USG then
20% sales on the total
tad more then 20% overall
who said ,there are no more miracles?However, it's a great film at either (and maybe any)price.
I guess when you have a whole country on a small island,they have to keep pumping water on the economy to keep it from heating up. Because if it heats up and expands, where is it going to go? There's no place to go because it's ocean all around. Best reckoning I can come up with.
I ment Iraq and Afgan invasions...
I do. However, now that it's $99 USD, bulk rolling isn't very cost effective or as useful.Where were we?--Oh yes, Tri-X. Great stuff. Everybody should have a 100 foot roll in their basic survival kit.
Au contraire, those were the bad old days. The days when Ilford was desperately selling master rolls at low prices to raise cash and stave off bankruptcy. It didn't work....remember when Freestyle store brand film was made by Ilford and was really FP4 and HP5? THOSE were the good old days...
I was enjoying their Arista Premium at 2.69$ a roll until that went away.. Having Tri-x so cheap was incredible with my shooting habits. I just spent $439 for 100 rolls of Tri-x for an upcoming trip, when it used to be $269 for the premium!
Au contraire, those were the bad old days. The days when Ilford was desperately selling master rolls at low prices to raise cash and stave off bankruptcy. It didn't work.
Fortunately, HARMAN knows better and won't engage in the practice.
Now in stock:
http://www.freestylephoto.biz/192244-Arista-Premium-400-ISO-35mm-x-24-exp.
You could have got those 100 rolls for $2.59
I was referring to the mid 90s when I bought it. Film in general was booming and there was no such thing as digital to any meaningful extent. I don't know if that's really what was going on at Ilford at the time or not. If it was, I agree with you. But you may be talking about a later period?
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