Tetenal Price Discrepancy

[miha]

The other day I purchased a Tetenal Colortec 2.5 l E-6 developing kit from my regular German vendor, the price was as I recall it from my previous purchase. However today I did some window-shopping and noticed a rather substantial price-increase of Tetenal products at Macodirect (another very popular German internet store), I'm talking 70-100% increase in comparison to all other web stores around Europe I looked at! Now I wonder if Macodirect pricing indicates that Tetenal has increased wholesale prices, therefore, other stores will follow. If this is the case they are pricing themselves out of the market IMO.

 

[Tom Kershaw]

In the UK the Tetenal E6 kit seems to go for virtually the same price per litre as the "full" FujiHunt 6/7 bath kit.

 

[Tom Kershaw]

Um, I think something must have gone wrong with Macodirect.de prices. I have just paid 25 GBP inc VAT for 5 litres of Tetenal Super Fix Plus which Macro are advertising for 75 EUR or about 65 GBP.

 

[pentaxuser]

In the UK the Tetenal E6 kit seems to go for virtually the same price per litre as the "full" FujiHunt 6/7 bath kit.

Miha hasn't said what he previously paid but you are right Tom. A check on 3 U.K. stockists of Tetenal E6 2.6L kits shows prices to be between £50 and nearly £60.
Not directly relevant to the thread but I am amazed that given the price of slide film, its processing kit price and the fact that there is no means of making prints from slides other than what looks to be the RA4 method which has drawbacks for certain subjects, I am amazed that Kodak felt that a new slide film was warranted. Things may of course be different in the U.S.

pentaxuser

 

[Tom Kershaw]

I'm under the impression that many who scan film like transparencies, particularly those with drum scanners. They are a good workflow in terms of editing on a light-box. Personally, I've been more used to colour negative film, but also including RA-4.

 

[mshchem]

E6 has gone way up. I like it for medium format for projection and scanning. If I know I want color prints I shoot Kodak Portra 160 and 400. I've always processed everything myself. I'm currently using the Fuji Pro6, but have had good results with Tetenal. Last week I looked no one in the US that I use had any Tetenal E6, Freestyle didn't have it listed.

 

[mshchem]

I'm under the impression that many who scan film like transparencies, particularly those with drum scanners. They are a good workflow in terms of editing on a light-box. Personally, I've been more used to colour negative film, but also including RA-4.

I'm too inept to scan color negative film. E6 is easy. I still print color negative film with RA4 Fuji Crystal Archive paper, beautiful prints.

 

[Tom Kershaw]

I'm too inept to scan color negative film. E6 is easy. I still print color negative film with RA4 Fuji Crystal Archive paper, beautiful prints.

I have some RA4 Fuji Crystal Archive on order, I'll be printing in Jobo drums as my roller transport machine is no longer operational and currently disassembled.