Henning,
In Japan, the three-packs are cheaper than buying 3 single packs.
Personally, I think this is just a way for Fujifilm to raise prices. Obviously, it also has the side benefit of reducing their cost through a reduction of SKUs.
That decline of demand can't be, as Everyone knows that film is used again and people buy it in masses...
And:
Most film manufacturers don't even offer them at all (Ilford, Foma, ADOX, Polaroid. Film Ferrania etc.).
Fujifilm say..." become difficult due to a long-term decline in demand"
However posters here say "huge demand" and "huge backorders"
I'm surprised by this claim of yours.
I suggest Photrio members in the USA check their local drug stores to see if it is on clearance in their areas.
Not needed.
You can buy the new 3-packs of C200 and Superia X-Tra 400 at B&H, Adorama e.g. for extremely low 11.99$. Fresh film.
If you consider inflation, that is less than what you payed 25 years ago for color negative film.
Best regards,
Henning
??????
I am shooting Ilford since my youth. I have never had a 3-pack by Ilford. So what? I have neither needed nor missed it!
I am totally fine with Ilford's offers.
If I want a little discount, I go for 10, 20 or 50 films per purchase.
Best regards,
Henning
Not my point. For the last two years you had been using the 3-pack offers by Fujifilm as de facto proof that film is on the rise (despite the fact that Fujifilm axed several films/formats along the way).
Apologies if it was not you who claimed this.That is completey wrong. I have never made such a statement. Look at the threads here and you won't find it...
Henning
Apologies if it was not you who claimed this.
So whatever demographic use to buy 3 packs no longer does. I don't think we can assume they now buy single rolls. Maybe they no longer buy film at all. Maybe this is the old guard dying off, and newer film users are only buying a roll at a time. Hard to fathom the mindset. I always have a couple of extra rolls with me when shooting. Good images don't stop when you hit 36.Maybe we are all at the affluent end of film photography, happy to bulk buy pro packs. Perhaps many other photographers buy one roll at a time for financial reasons - I did when I was in my 20s.
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