Infrared 70mm film Price increase, Again!

["Rolland Elliott" <rolland_elliott@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kodak 70mm color and black and white films have undergone another price 
increase of approximately 10%.  Seems like Kodak's inflation grows a lot 
faster for infrared films than for other film emulsions. Just three years 
ago I was paying $170 for a 100' roll of Color IR 70mm film, now the same 
company wants to charge me $245 per roll. Wonder if these price increases 
will trickle down to the 35mm format?

At this rate I should just buy a whole buch of it and freeze it.
At a price increase of about 15% per year, it would make a good investment. 
Similar price hikes apply to B&W IR film too.

Peace, Rolland
P.S. Please don't tell me to buy from B&H because thier prices are cheaper. 
Past experience shows it takes them 4 to 6 weeks to get a custom 70mm IR 
order out and they don't seem to have a good relationship with Kodak, making 
warranty claims on film a bureacratic nightmare. No one stocks 70mm IR films 
except for Kodak, but most other places can get it to me in 2 weeks or less.


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