TMAX 400 in 4x5

[Bill Burk]

Yes, I am lucky. Glass Key is a great shop.

 

[Ai Print]

Yes, I am lucky. Glass Key is a great shop.

Love those guys, ponied up big time via Kickstarter when they got robbed. The closest camera shop to me is 200 miles away and yet, I have no complaints, can order via online.

 

[Sal Santamaura]

The will no doubt increase the per sheet price...

Freestyle just announced that the price won't be increased...

Not increased much, hopefully. The exact quote from Freestyle's Facebook page is:

"Pricing will be similar, per sheet."​

We'll find out the meaning of "similar," i.e. how much roughly four times the cardboard and twice the vapor-seal envelope expense is, allocated to each sheet, when a retailer actually posts its price for a 10-sheet box of the film.

 

[faberryman]

It is already twice as expensive as Ilford HP5 ($1.25/sheet in 100 sheet box vs $2.40/sheet in 50 sheet box). Granted HP5 is not TMY, but it is still a hefty premium. Somehow I doubt they are going to sell a 10 sheet box for $23.99.

 

[Tim Stapp]

That's exactly what I was thinking? Of course they (Kodak Alaris) could start out at the same price per sheet and then gradually keep increasing to price. It's been done before and many folks don't catch it. They do catch it if it's done all at once. It's called "sticker shock" and it's not pleasant.

Or, if we do have a store it is a 3 hr round trip. I always call ahead.

 

[Ai Print]

TMY2 in 4x5 is worth $3-4 a sheet easily to me, it's just that good a film. If I were not buying a house right now I would have bought all I could find in 50 sheet boxes.

 

[Sal Santamaura]

Freestyle just announced that the price won't be increased...

Not increased much, hopefully. The exact quote from Freestyle's Facebook page is:

"Pricing will be similar, per sheet."​

We'll find out the meaning of "similar," i.e. how much roughly four times the cardboard and twice the vapor-seal envelope expense is, allocated to each sheet, when a retailer actually posts its price for a 10-sheet box of the film.

Freestyle has now added the 10-sheet boxes to its Web site.

Using TMY-2 as an example, Freestyle's regular price (although it's on sale at the moment, probably to clear out stock before the new packaging arrives on February 24) for a 50-sheet box is $126.99, or $2.54 per sheet.

The new Freestyle price for a 10-sheet box of TMY-2 is $26.79

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/1006899-Kodak-TMAX-400-ISO-4x5-10-Sheets-TMY​

or $2.68 per sheet.

So, yes, the price is similar. A whopping 14 cents more per sheet, which covers the cost of five times as many boxes and two-and-a-half times as many foil envelopes per 50 sheets. If that's what it takes for Kodak Alaris to effectively sell this extraordinary product into today's market, and perhaps even expand the market, I'm willing to spend those extra 14 cents. Compared with other expenses related to my photography trips, film, even 4x5 TMY-2 in 10-sheet boxes, represents a noise-level cost.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Email I just received from Kodak Alaris...

Dear Andrew,

Some good news to share. We have decided to maintain availability of the 50 sheet-4 x 5 black and white film items along with the new 10 sheet items for the time being.

Best regards,

Thomas J. Mooney | Film Capture Business Manager
Kodak Alaris Inc., 2400 Mount Read Blvd., Rochester, NY 14615-03020
thomas.j.mooney@kodakalaris.com | Office: 585.310.5776 | Mobile: 585.520.2639
www.kodakalaris.com
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Good news, eh!

 

[Ektagraphic]

I noticed that the available films list on the Kodak Alaris website shows both the 10 and 50 sheet boxes, and was hoping to hear something like this. It seems like they just might really be listening to their customers these days!