If you process your own cassettes then after a few months you build up a stock of used-once factory cassettes which can then be used for several times each as reusable cassettes for bulk film, can't they?
pentaxuser
The reason people tape film to some bit that's sticking out those factory cassettes is that the cassettes are not meant to survive dismantling (the cap gets bent) and the cassette itself is weird - the factory cap doesn't easily fit back on it, even if it's not bent out of shape.
I checked an old Shutterbug, TMY 100' rolls in February of 2002 were $23.95 each.
All across the board there were absolute bargains that I wish I'd taken advantage of.
And it's just about time to end this trend, don't you agree?and in any case, somebody has been making crazy margins on this film for the past decade.
And it's just about time to end this trend, don't you agree?
It's called "business risk" and it cannot be passed on the customers, plus every business out there has to pay bills and etc... it's not a valid argument to sell things at 20x of their initial value... Considering the fact that they don't sell those films only, I think...They took a financial risk back in the early 2000's to the amount of many thousands of Euro's.
It's called "business risk" and it cannot be passed on the customers
plus every business out there has to pay bills and etc.
No, this type of business risk should never be passed on to customers.That's nonsense. Risk and its associated drivers are a normal part of the cost buildup.
Until you shrink* deliberately the supply to mantain high retail costs. This in turn lowers the sales figure because people is smart enough to discern the limit.So they adjust the retail price of their products based on this combined with the willingness of customers to pay, which aligns with market conditions including supply and demand.
No, this business risk cannot be passed on to customers.
Until you shrink deliberately the supply to mantain high retail costs.
Of course it's not the shop that shrink (in hypothesis) the color film production. But nevertheless the final outcome it's the same: to mantain the film cost high and make a huge profit out of them.The shop we're talking about is not in a position to do this. They don't manufacture film, and they never have controlled a big enough part of any market to even approach the point where they affect supply.
And this is valid also for the customers, who chose to pass the purchase on. I hope they will buy less and less so to shrink the demand --> lower the cost.It's a typical take it or leave it situation, where a store chooses to charge whatever it fancies.
I've enforced an ethical rule: I never support sellers (I never buy from them) or producers who charge more than what I think is ethical for a given product. As simple as that and I hope for other people to follow this rule.If you have a problem with this, I can supply you with their name & website so you can write a letter or something. I think that's all there is to do; I don't think trying to argue with me on a forum that this practice somehow shouldn't exist makes any sense.
I've enforced an ethical rule: I never support sellers (I never buy from them) or producers who charge more than what I think is ethical for a given product. As simple as that and I hope for other people to follow this rule.
It's still called greed to me.
That's not the specific case.Photography stores sell new film for just a little more than they pay for it - that has been said directly on this forum by people who own stores and sell film.
For b&w that's max 6-7€ per roll.What price for a roll of black and white and color film do you think is "ethical"? How do you determine that?
For color that's max 10€ per roll.
I checked an old Shutterbug, TMY 100' rolls in February of 2002 were $23.95 each.
Of course it's a personal choice, never said differently.So at €9.99 they're in the clear
Just messing with you. You draw the line wherever you want; it's a personal choice.
For b&w that's max 6-7€ per roll.
For color that's max 10€ per roll.
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