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I went online and braced myself for the (expected) price increase for 120 film compared to 35mm.
To my suprise its cheaper to buy 120 than a 24exp 35mm. Why?
For example:
Ilford FP4 PLUS for a 120 roll costs £1.99
Ilford FP4 PLUS for a 35mm (24 exp) roll costs £2.69
Am i making a school boy error here???!!! There is actually more film in a roll of 120 isnt there?
Nope. 1 roll of 36 exp (35 exposures actually) 35mm and 1 roll of 120 each make an 8"x10" contact sheet.
how much are yall paying for 120 processing ( C-41 ) plus 8x10 contact?
35mm is ..... well 35mm!!! x something like 25mm.
Theres about twice as much film in a roll of 120 if you work it in terms of area.
Yes, there is a little more film in a roll of 120 than a 24 exp roll of 35mm. There is about the same amount of film in a roll of 36 exp 35mm as a roll of 120 (approx 80 square inches).
I've noticed that if you can get a type of film in 35mm, 120, and 4x5 (4 sheets = 80 square inches) that the 35mm is the most expensive per square inch, and the 120 is the cheapest per square inch.
Freestyle sells Ilford FP4+ for:
36 exp 35mm = $4.29
120 = $3.09
4 sheets of 4x5 = $3.52
As to why the cost difference I don't know for sure. Possibly the metal cassette adds some? Cutting the sprocket holes? Maybe it's just easier to make 120 rolls? Although it would seem to me that 4x5 would seem to be the simplest, as it's just cut and put into boxes, but it's still more expensive than 120.
tha might be why
Well, in the predominantly digital future everyone who wants to shoot film is going to be paying more because demand for film and profits of film manufacturers are going to be down.
Didnt expect such strong opinions.
I agree that its not been made clear to us why we pay more. I think we all should all lobby the manufacturers and form an action group called the
Committee of
Unity
Negating
Tremendous
Spending
We could have T-Shirts printed with the abreviation on and stand outside the factories with ................ Oh hang on, that wouldnt look to good would it?!
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