Kodak 4X5 B&W to be packaged in 10 sheet boxes (only)?

[David Lindquist]

See post number 16: http://www.apug.org/forum/index.php?...in-4x5.142983/

Note that this information is shown to come from Kodak Alaris.

David

[Ektagraphic]

I just saw this over there...Great for low volume users I suppose, for the rest, a real pain in the neck. More boxes to deal with, and undoubtedly a higher cost.

[Jac@stafford.net]

I cannot fathom the rationale for such a pitiful quantity-per-box. At 10-per I think they make more money on the box than the contained film.
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[jp]

They can sell more boxes of film this way.

10 per box is dumb.

Seems like they could fit 20 or more sheets no problem.

[Jac@stafford.net]

They can sell more boxes of film this way.

10 per box is dumb.

Seems like they could fit 20 or more sheets no problem.

Of course; some idiot bean counter convinced brain-dead Kodak that selling almost empty boxes was better.

[faberryman]

They can sell more boxes of film this way.

Yes, they've decided selling boxes is more profitable than selling film.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Yes, they've decided selling boxes is more profitable than selling film.

[Tin Can]

+1.


I know, but NOW I agree.

[David Karp]

At least you come out even on your holders. I always wish Ilford sold 26 sheet boxes instead of 25 five sheet boxes! I guess I should not complain. Ten sheet boxes seems not only annoying, but wasteful.

[Mick Fagan]

At least you come out even on your holders. I always wish Ilford sold 26 sheet boxes instead of 25 five sheet boxes! I guess I should not complain. Ten sheet boxes seems not only annoying, but wasteful.

Well I have been buying 100 sheet boxes for some time now, certainly the best way to go. The boxes contain 4 x 25 sheet packets, which are inside the normal plastic bag and in-between the folded cardboard that are standard in the Ilford 25 sheet box.

http://www.badgergraphic.com/opencar...product_id=621

As far as I know, only the USA has these 100 sheet boxes. I was told in Australia that Ilford didn't make anything over 25 sheet boxes, although they did go a bit silent (when in the store) when I gave them a link to a USA site with the 100 sheet boxes at about 43% of the Australian cost of Ilford 4x5" film on a per sheet basis.

Mick.