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Fuji discontinues some film, raises prices for
More bad news for film users. Fewer choices, higher prices. http://photorumors.com/2015/07/11/anoth … more-73700 Jul 13 15 03:49 am Link Don't care, will still use film until the pry my cold, dead hands from the last roll. Although, I do admit this is a sign of things to come. Jul 13 15 03:16 pm Link Vector One Photography wrote: dam straight! Jul 13 15 04:23 pm Link Provia 400X has actually officially been discontinued since last year, but there is enough stock here in Japan atm. I have been stocking up on 400X - it will be missed. Velvia 50 is already fairly expensive, so further increase is a pity. They can shove 100F and 160NS where the sun don't shine for all I care personally, and Acros100 is nothing quite to write home about either, but discontinuing Astia was an evil deed. Jul 13 15 11:19 pm Link If anyone is interested, I still have a bunch of Fuji RDPII in original cans sitting in my refrigerator. Obviously long expired. Going cheap to a good home? RBD Jul 14 15 12:31 pm Link I can't say this effects me terribly. Neopan 400 and 400H were my two favourite films, and I haven't been able to get those in sheet sizes in a long time. I still buy Portra, but I only do it because I'm a boob. I keep thinking that I might want something in colour, despite the fact that I haven't shot a colour image I was really pleased with in over two years. I think most people that shoot film religiously have a similar feeling. You shoot Portra or BW, and Fuji doesn't make any BW but Acros larger than 35mm anyway. Unless you're still shooting slides, Fuji dropped off the radar the better part of a decade ago. I'm sure the hipsters will be unhappy. But that's part of being a hipster. If they can pay a dollar a frame to shoot Polaroids, they can pay a dollar more for a whole roll of 35mm. Jul 14 15 07:14 pm Link Zack Zoll wrote: Sometimes, we missed the obvious. Jul 15 15 10:49 am Link Connor Photography wrote: I'm not sure what you mean. Forums lose context sometimes, even with emoticons. Jul 15 15 03:42 pm Link Zack Zoll wrote: Connor Photography wrote: Zack Zoll wrote: Emoticons is just like a wild card, it means anything you want. Jul 16 15 08:27 am Link I wasn't sure if you were with me or again' me there, because we're usually on the same page. I would guess that aside from Acros, the vast majority of people shooting film because it's actually important to their working method switched to Kodak/Ilford a long time ago. Right now, Kodak (or whatever their legal name is now) has something like a 98% market share for colour films larger than 35mm. And if you shoot 35mm, you're absolutely right - it is a luxury. It sucks that it costs more, but very few working/showing photographers are affected. Jul 16 15 03:35 pm Link |
