WTH? In the past 24 hours, the price of 10 sheets of Portra 160 4x5 jumped from $36.27 to $64.05. It's not available on Adorama, but B&H has it for $39.
What's going on? Is this the *new* Kodak?
WTH? In the past 24 hours, the price of 10 sheets of Portra 160 4x5 jumped from $36.27 to $64.05. It's not available on Adorama, but B&H has it for $39.
What's going on? Is this the *new* Kodak?
Omg!
I'd buy it from b&h then.
Why buy film from Amazon when you can buy it from a real photo store? Amazon don't give a rat's ass about photo, B&H or any other photo store that want to stay in business does!
Thanks for the helpful response. What I was hoping to discover is whether there is a giant price hike on Kodak films. I do buy film from Calumet locally, so please don't make assumptions. I don't think B&H cares much about anything but a buck either.Originally Posted by Jan Pedersen
b&h make money from selling film. so they sell film. if it wasn't profitable, they'd probably not do it.
simple business.
keep buying from those that sell film at reasonably priced rates, like b&h, adorama, samy's(well, they're somewhat reasonable), calumet, etc... Even mom'n'pop stores I've been in keep a box or two of 4x5 on the shelves sometimes.
just don't keep buying a lot unless you're shooting a lot, or plan to freeze it long-term from the start.
buying consistently tells retailers "it's moving" so they keep ordering it because there are people buying it.
Amazon had silly high prices on some films last year too, some sort of glitch because everyplace else was consistently priced.
I can't answer your question but I can say B&H as great as they are, don't have a clue, I asked them when Velvia 100 in 4x5 would come back, they said they have provia100f, just by that, I said its a different film with a different color, they said the purchaser only buys new stock when the old is low, just buy Velvia100f, I said that's a different film and it's not being made anymore but Velvia100 still is and they have 0 stock, so has new stock of Velvia100 been ordered? They haven't responded but I'm guessing they won't. So pricing and info can sometimes be off with photo stores too. I would just buy where you find it cheapest. However I would never buy from amazon that's just asking for trouble IMHO
Strange...checking today (this early AM), with Amazon USA, they're not listing Portra in 4 X 5.
It doesn't matter what product you're shopping for, you need to check prices and availability from several sources...and check often.
Adorama, Portra 160 4 X 5, 10 sheet box, $39.95 w/free shipping USA:
http://www.adorama.com/searchsite/de...tra+4+X+5+film
Badger Graphic, Portra 160 4 X 5, 10 sheet box, $38.99 + shipping:
https://www.badgergraphic.com/store/..._detail&p=3578
B&H, Portra 160 4 X 5, 10 sheet box, $39.95 w/free shipping USA:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search...op+Nav-Search=
Blue Moon Camera & Mach. (not listing Portra today), Ektar 100 4 X 5, 10 sheet box, $39.50 + shipping:
http://bluemooncamera.com/inventory....500&deptID=566
Freestyle, Portra 160 4 X 5, 10 sheet box, $42.49 + shipping:
http://www.freestylephoto.biz/171051...-4x5-10-sheets
Glazer's Camera, Portra 160 4 X 5, 10 sheet box, $44.99 + shipping:
http://www.glazerscamera.com/store/k...10-sheets.html
Midwest Photo Ex. (160 Portra not listed today) Portra 400 4 X 5, 10 sheet box, $39.99 + shipping:
http://mpex.com/kodak-portra-400-4x5-10-sheets.html
Samy's (general website) Portra 160 4 X 5, 10 sheet box, (currently on back order), $41.95 + shipping:
http://www.samys.com/p/Film/1710516/...ets/49405.html
Marc
True, and don't forget about shipping... I often use B&H because they give me free shipping on almost every order, either because I buy a specific item that gets me free shipping, or I've spent nigh with them in a time period that they give me free shipping on everything after that. I JUST ordered a box of Fuji Provia100f in 4x5, just a single box, and it was free shipping. That's a big savings over amazon I'm sure.
Any distributor who expects to remain in business has to attempt to buy in quantity at a favorable price and sell at a realistic markup. If someone is too low in price,
they might run out of that commodity prematurely, then end up buying at a higher price while their competition is still selling lower. It's a lot like playing the stock market. Nobody has a perfect crystal ball. And someone will always try to undercut the average price, yet do so with a higher long term business risk. Bears who
don't put any fat on while they can might not survive a long winter. As consumers of film, we're always looking for deals, of course. But inflation and distribution are just the facts of life. Shooting color in large format is just gonna cost more than it used to. But would you rather have no film available?
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