I bought a box of Portra 400 NC last year on a whim - it was short-dated, I figured what the hell. I finally got around to shooting a pair of sheets from the box of 10 and WOW I love it. I have not got contacts made yet because I can't do colour in my darkroom, but even looking at the less-than-perfect scans, it is gorgeous stuff. A friend showed me some 8x10 colour contacts he did a while back and I loved them.
So now I want to get MORE. I asked Vistek for a price on a box of 8x10 Portra and they quoted $125. Well, I thought, ok, that's not horrible for 25 sheets. I almost fell on my arse when he told me it was for a box of 10. B&H is at least 40 bucks cheaper but then there is exchange (not much these days however), shipping to Canada, tax, and maybe duty (?).
I feel like the guy who got a hit of crack for free and is now wired.
Is there any less expensive 8x10 colour neg out there?
Anyone got any spare change?
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