[LargeFormat] 8x10 B&W Film
Clive Warren
largeformat@f32.net
Wed Mar 27 18:05:59 2002
At 2:10 pm -0800 27/3/02, Wilkes, Don MSER:EX wrote:
> > Oh to live in the US :-) My preference would be for HP5+ but you
>> need a meeting with your bank manager here in the UK before you're
>> allowed to buy it ;-)
>
>
>Being idly curious, I had a quick zip around several web sites of shops
>selling HP5+ in 8x10. And, you're right, Clive -- it does seem more
>expensive in the UK, but not by a huge amount. In the States, it averages
>about $51 for 25 sheets. That'd be about 36 pounds sterling, about 4 pounds
>less than what you'd pay at Silverprint. It is curious that it costs more
>in the country of manufacture, but stranger things have happened...
>
>Oh, wait -- I forgot the VAT. What's that, 17% or so? Yeah, you're getting
>screwed! That'd be around US$67, which'd be enough to make one complain
>rather loudly, I should think.
>
>Converting those numbers into Candian dollars makes me all woozy, and happy
>that I'm into 4x5...
Hey Don, that's the old Silverprint price - it's $71 for 25 8x10
sheets of HP5+ now! Bergger is $62 for 25 sheets and Forte is $53.
MACO 8x10 isn't listed but I buy that direct anyway....
It gets more interesting when you want to use trannies - only one
listed at Silverprint is Agfachrome RSX II 100 at $101 for 10 sheets!
That would sort out your metering technique :-)
Cheers,
Clive