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

[jp]

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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It's better news. No need for everyone to be crotchety.

[BrianShaw]

Okay. I'll stop. I was just about to suggest 24 or 26 sheet boxes. Ha ha.

[Richard Wasserman]

So maybe now B&H will fill my backorder.

Just for the record I prefer 100 sheet boxes, but will buy whatever size is available.

[letchhausen]

I like the 10 sheet boxes. I shoot mostly Portra in 4x5 but do occasionally see something I want in B&W and never shoot more than six on a given trip. It'll be nice not to have to pull one of those 25 packs out and stick them into an empty Portra box. It'll also allow me to keep my B&W separate from my color. Also I like something that divides into holders evenly (unlike 25). But I agree that 20 would have been perfect.

[Leigh]

I suspect this is driven much more by the supply chain than by the consumer.

Film expires. After that date it either is thrown out or sold at a considerable discount.

Selling 10-sheet boxes rotates the dealer's inventory much faster than selling 100-sheet boxes.
All buyers will purchase product more often than they would with large boxes.

- Leigh

[letchhausen]

Just saw that they raised the prices on the 50 sheet boxes as well! How does that track? Is that to punish us for not buying the 10 sheet boxes?

[Sal Santamaura]

Just saw that they raised the prices on the 50 sheet boxes as well!...

I'm not sure who "they" are, but B&H got 50-sheet boxes of 4x5 TMY-2 in yesterday and it's unchanged from before the 10-sheet announcement -- still $119.95:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._4053_4_x.html

There are 187 boxes in stock and available for purchase as this is posted.

[Richard Wasserman]

I received an email this morning from B&H that my backorder of TMY-2 was shipped! Life is good...

[rdenney]

Thank you for your penetrating observations.

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[Sal Santamaura]

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