26 sheet boxes - how about it Ilford?

[kjsphoto]

100 sheet boxes of HP5 in 8x10 would be excellent for sure. I hate 25 sheets especially when going on the road.

[Roger Hicks]

Market sheet films in boxes of 26 instead of 25...

Nah -- obviously unlucky to load 13 DDS

Cheers,

Democritus Oppenstopper

[reggie]

They originally intended 24 sheets for 12 holders, but tossed in an extra sheet for that occasional mistake......

[photomc]

That's what I would like, a 100 sheet box. Or perhaps a 50 sheet box if not 100 -- might be good for a day of shooting--.

Actually, IIRC FP4 and HP5 are available in 100 sheet boxes (see Freestyle). Of course that is for 4x5 (or 5x4) but, to have a 50 sheet box of 8x10 or 50 or 100 sheet box of 5x7...now that would be nice. Funny though, can load the entire box of 25 - 4x5, but do not have that problem with 5x7 or 8x10.

But then again, use Efke and it does come 50 to a box, 4x5-5x7-8x10. Glad to have so many choice though...that IS the best part.

[DannL]

. . . (in which case why not just buy a 100 sheet box... if you can find one) :-)

One problem . . . then there would be 4 straggler sheets to deal with. I'd have to buy two more filmholders for those. This hobby is already too expensive. ;-)

[Dave Wooten]

One really should have 25 holders and always purchase 50 sheets.

[MattKing]

It's amazing how important context can be...

I don't use sheet film.

As a result, when I saw this thread title, my first thought was ---- Why would it be useful to have photographic paper in a 26 sheet box????

:o

Matt

[Simon R Galley]

Dear All,

Interesting point ( and one I had never thought of ) I will have a look at the packaging stocks etc, and come back to you, and that's not a yes ( by any means ) yet OK !!!

Simon ILFORD Photo / HARMAN technology Limited

[Jim Noel]

Why not just go back to the way film was boxed many years ago - one dozen (12), two dozen (24), and one gross (144). This was common in the 40's and before.

[Robert Hall]

Simon, you rock! (just for listening to us blather on )