Another FujiFilm Price increase + Film Discontinuations

[Corran]

Looks like Fuji is at it again:

http://ffis.fujifilm.co.jp/informati...lein_0040.html

http://www.japancamerahunter.com/201...ts-film-again/

This is official from FujiFilm in Japan.

Most of this stuff is small-format but of note is Velvia 100F sheet film is being cut. Also, a 20% price increase on a lot of sheet film prices too.

I think they've shot themselves in the foot over and over with these constant price hikes.

[Roger Cole]

The shock in that to me is that, apparently, Provia 400X really has still been made and sold in Japan. I have enough in my freezer for this year and next but maybe I could get some more, and fresher, from Japan this year. Stuff is awfully expensive but since I shoot for projection and often in light where 100 just won't cut it, often worth it.

[richardman]

Time to save up $$ to buy a cache of 400x....

[goamules]

I fear soon there will be very little color film. Perhaps none in large format.

[Corran]

I'm glad I personally never got too in to 400x. It's certainly a nice film - I shot a few rolls of it in my Pentax 67, even pushing it to 1600 occasionally.

I hate it but I'm sure reversal film is finished. Even my friends that shoot all or almost all film, can't or won't shoot chromes, either due to price of the film or processing. I'm glad I have a couple hundred rolls of Provia and hundreds of sheets of Provia/Velvia left. I don't know where the threshold is to actually sell reversal stock at a profit but at a price folks can afford.

In 35mm I'm not buying color film anymore except for likely this Rollei Digibase stuff I've been trying. I love it. I hope if FujiFilm packs it up Rollei will expand it to 4x5 and larger.

[John Kasaian]

Everything is going up in price. Everything.

[Rayt]

I can find a substitute for most things including the up to now to me unthinkable digital for color. But nothing is as good as Acros for long exposures. I will just have to do a trip to Tokyo these few months.

[Corran]

Man, I know the "digital for color" thing is really popular, but...personally I'd rather be forced to shoot b&w in digital than color. There's nothing that can emulate the look of color films, IMO.

That said, I don't want either. I am still enjoying wet printing, though I wish I had the time (and the space!) to do it more often.

[StoneNYC]

I announced this about 2 months ago :-p

And yea, 400X and such are still available in Japan that's where I get my 8x10 Velvia50 and 8x10 Acros100 from.

[Corran]

Well that's interesting since this was posted by FujiFilm Japan on 7/10/2015.

There's been several (constant) price increases.