The work of making a negative is already done. Its the same amount of work for a 4x5 print as it is for a 16 x 20 print.
The trays and chemicals and lenses and enlargers for larger prints are more expensive, but over time the fixed cost items are really no more expensive. The cost of paper is of course different depending on the size of the print. Maybe a dollar or two or three more for a large print than for a small one.
So how does a 16 x 20 print warrant, say, a price of $750 when an 8 x 10 costs $250?
Or, to put it another way, why the disproportionate price for larger prints compared to the cost of producing them?
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