OUCH. Big Fuji price increase

[tjaded]

If you are Fuji shooters, I would strongly suggest you go buy some of your favorite film ASAP. I just ordered a few Fuji items for my shop, knowing there was a price increase but not knowing how much. The cost of a 20 sheet box of Provia 100F just increased by almost TWENTY dollars. I'm scared to see what else is going to jump that much! I know they had an across the board price increase on anything marked "professional" but it seems it will not be a straight percentage. Anyway, just a heads up. I always try to let me customers know in advance so they can stock up before the price increase, but this one kinda came out of left field.

Matt

[guyjr]

Is this a new price increase? They announced a paper & film price increase back in June -

http://www.fujifilm.com/news/n110624.html

"Fujifilm will also implement worldwide price increases on Motion Picture Films and Photographic Films at the same time."

[tjaded]

The price increases went into effect about a week ago (maybe two, I forget...) Either way, a $1 per sheet increase on 4x5 is steep.

[JLP]

The price increases went into effect about a week ago (maybe two, I forget...) Either way, a $1 per sheet increase on 4x5 is steep.

Now that is a very good reason to by Kodak film instead!

[tjaded]

Kodak did the same thing last month. Between the price of silver and people buying less, it's getting expensive to shoot analog!

[ColdEye]

As long as Acros and Neopan 400 is still made, I'm happy!

[O|||||||O]

Now that is a very good reason to by Kodak film instead!

At least Fuji is still making new cameras. If I were to choose to support only Fuji or only Kodak, it would be Fuji. I have always kinda preferred Fuji anyway...

[rphenning]

off topic ^. Thanks for the heads up.

[daleeman]

I just saw this too.
I'm still trying to sell some Fuji 160S in 4x5 and I do not see anyone still selling that, even with a big price increase.
http://www.apug.org/forums/forum379/...-2-2012-a.html

Lee

[tjaded]

I think Fuji discontinued all color neg sheet film. I can't get any from any distributors, though none of them have an official discontinued notice. Communication and Fuji don't seem to get along too well...