I don't usually complain about the price of film - to me, the cost of film is relatively low compared to the amount of pleasure I get from film-based photography. But I couldn't help but notice that the price of Ilford HP5+ has gone up pretty significantly in the last several months. The last time I bought it I paid $8.95 for a roll of 36 exposure 35mm HP5+. I just looked today and the same roll is $10.99, up more than 20%.
I switched to HP5 after the price of Tri-X went through the roof a couple of years ago. Ironically, today a roll of Tri-X is down to $8.99, so it's become the more economical of the two films.
I admire Ilford's dedication to black and white film photography and have become a big fan of HP5+ since switching to it. I just hope that Ilford can keep it priced reasonably and doesn't start to lose market share to other film manufacturers like Kodak, who seem to have found a way to actually bring down the prices of their black and white film.
I switched to HP5 after the price of Tri-X went through the roof a couple of years ago. Ironically, today a roll of Tri-X is down to $8.99, so it's become the more economical of the two films.
I admire Ilford's dedication to black and white film photography and have become a big fan of HP5+ since switching to it. I just hope that Ilford can keep it priced reasonably and doesn't start to lose market share to other film manufacturers like Kodak, who seem to have found a way to actually bring down the prices of their black and white film.