[LargeFormat] 8x10 B&W Film

[Clive Warren]

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