I found this: http://www.fotocare.com/FUJIFILM_RVP...TS_p/60187.htm
No mention of an expiration date though. Does anyone have any experience with Fotocare?
I found this: http://www.fotocare.com/FUJIFILM_RVP...TS_p/60187.htm
No mention of an expiration date though. Does anyone have any experience with Fotocare?
It's listed online for about $85 per box of 20 at Yodobashi Camera in Tokyo (including sales tax of around 5%). They're one of the biggest camera stores in Japan. I don't think they have an English site though
Most of my film in the freezer is expiration dated from 1996, through to relatively current. I still have some Velvia 50 Quickloads that I shoot occasionally. No problems. That film is dated 1996, and another box 1998. It's in the freezer.
If it was hamburger, or chicken, I probably wouldn't eat it... but it's film. Good to go. There was just a very good thread over on www.rangefinderforum.com about expired film. I can't remember the last time I actually purchased fresh dated film other than 135. Get all my film off eBay, expired usually, but I watch for sellers specializing in film, with tons of feedback, stated cold stored and all feedback over 99% positive. Last color shift I saw on color film was one 30 year old 110 cartridge NOT cold stored. PMO!!!
Granted, I do not derive income from my photography, but I am still a picky SOB.
Looked at Fotocare, and was just about to buy some until I saw their shipping. For one box, New York to Tennessee, their cheapest option was over $17. That was a bit too much for me to stomach.
I recently wrote to Fujifilm North America:
"Last year the announcement came that Velvia 50 would no longer be produced in 4x5 and 8x10. But more recently there have been reports that it will still be made: http://petapixel.com/2013/03/25/fuji...es-to-rise-25/ So what is the true story, especially with regard to availability in the US. Stock at dealers has dried up, and most (all?) report no longer available"
To which they responded:
"Thank you for contacting FUJIFILM North America Corporation. Please allow us to assist you.
Please be advised that Fujichrome Velvia 50 4x5 and 8x10 sheet film have been discontinued. However, Fujichrome Velvia 100 film are currently still produced in 4x5 and 8x10 20 sheet. There are no current plans to reintroduce Fujichrome Velvia 50 in the 4x5 and 8x10 format."
This response doesn't seem to leave much doubt, but then Japan Exposures seems to have it in the new package. $423 for a 20 sheet 8x10 box though - yikes. Wonder if that includes shipping
I purchased 2 boxes of 4x5 Velvia 50 at the Yodobashi Store in Shinjuku District of Tokyo on Sept 25, 2013, with expiry date in mid-2015. There was lots of it available, and also in 5x7 and 8x10. Price for 4x5 was about US$85/20 sheet box. ...
... JMOwens (Mt. Pleasant, Wisc. USA)
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