Film prices (Kodak TMY in particular)

[Jmarmck]

My bad. Still check the browser for cookies. This is a common practice for hotel and airline booking sites. I have heard that some of the major retailers are doing this too.

You are looking at TMX (Tmax 100). I'm talking about TMY (Tmax 400), currently showing $109.99 at both Freestyle and B&H.

[Nathan Potter]

$109.99 at Freestyle for me. I've never visited their site.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Pawlowski6132]

Id be curious to know why the cost has increased if anyone has the answer.

[Bruce Watson]

Id be curious to know why the cost has increased if anyone has the answer.

Decreased volume. As the volume of boxes declines, they have fewer boxes to spread their fixed costs of manufacturing over. Those costs can't be reduced -- the coating line and the building can't be reduced.

It's still the best film ever made, and it's going to be the last B&W film design brought to market. TMY is the end of the road. Over a hundred years of continuous improvements have lead to this. It's awesome. I'm definitely going to miss it when it's gone.

[mdm]

I would suspect they are not making anymore, and since the remaining stock is owned by a retirement fund, the way to maximise value is to increase prices and to keep increasing them. If they were still making it, they would have a strong interest in competing with other film manufacturers.

[Pawlowski6132]

Decreased volume. As the volume of boxes declines, they have fewer boxes to spread their fixed costs of manufacturing over. Those costs can't be reduced -- the coating line and the building can't be reduced.

It's still the best film ever made, and it's going to be the last B&W film design brought to market. TMY is the end of the road. Over a hundred years of continuous improvements have lead to this. It's awesome. I'm definitely going to miss it when it's gone.

You know for a fact volume is down?

[Kodachrome25]

I would suspect they are not making anymore, and since the remaining stock is owned by a retirement fund, the way to maximise value is to increase prices and to keep increasing them. If they were still making it, they would have a strong interest in competing with other film manufacturers.

I bet your suspicions are incorrect, if they are not making TMY anymore then they are not making anything because TMY in 4x5 sells very very well.

I love TMY so much I sold all my Tri-X stash so I could by more in 35, 120 and 4x5. Also, not that I am running low, I just ordered 4 boxes from Adorama for $84 each, obviously that won't last...

[DG 3313]

[QUOTE=jnanian;1117616]some call it the best film on the market and worth every penny they charge.
only 10 maybe 13 years ago it was 65$ shipped for 100 sheet boxes .. and
100 sheets from pw were 25$ ...
times change

Consider this, what was your annual income 10 maybe 13 years ago? We have inflation..........the film makers do as well!! Pay for the film and be thankful they still produce it......

[jnantz]

Consider this, what was your annual income 10 maybe 13 years ago? We have inflation..........the film makers do as well!! Pay for the film and be thankful they still produce it......

perhaps you should read what i wrote ?


kodak raises their prices by 15% a year, and have done it for decades ...
( yes, even before they went bankrupt )

did i say i wasn't thankful for the film?
or film makers don't do well ?
did i say i didn't buy it ?

i said it is expensive ? and other film at the time, was less expensive ( not available )

TODAY... ilford film is 1/2 the price ..

are YOU paid, paid more than than 2x -3x the amount you were paid in 1991 ( for the same amount of work) ?

[Roger Cole]

Kodak just priced themselves out of my film freezer. I could afford to continue shooting TMY-2 if I wanted to given how little I get to shoot, but given the price difference, I no longer want to. My next order will be for HP5+. Another film to calibrate but oh well - easy enough and support those who support you.