Dated, just because, not because I will update this post. This was an impulse topic that has expanded to because of a recent youtube viewing.

Simple facts: assume you shoot 4×5 B&W film, and make 16×20 prints. What is one pass thru the process cost, excluding chemicals. Yep, a big exclusion. You can add your own chemical costs, right?

I used big search, two online stores were used; I just wrote the lowest and highest prices:

• Film (4×5): 25 sheet at $1.60 per sheet. 100 sheet at $2.00 per sheet.
• Paper RC (16×20): 10 sheet RC at $4.90 per sheet. 50 sheet RC at $5.60 per sheet
• Paper FB (16×20): 10 sheet FB at $6.00 per sheet. 50 sheet FB at $7.00 per sheet

What surprised me was the quantity pricing; it isn’t cheaper buying more. That is because we see different brands offering different sizes. High quantity brands are also the more expensive brands.

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Youtube. A source for much information. One person has matured greatly in their presentation – not so much in caliber or skill, but in information quality. They are polished, and have been for years. That’s why they have large following. Look and voice.

The following video seems remarkably useful. It is about film from a moderate technical vantage point. It should be, she is a spouse of Mirko (of Fotoimpex/Adox.)

Not my preference in demeanor, but it gets you there.

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Additional notes: toward enlarged negatives

*first stage film:
-- delta 100 $215/ 100, fp4 $211/100
*second stage:
ULF, 
ortho+ $190/25 (8x10) or special order. limited options of time / sizes

ULF; ilford, fp4
OR Bergger
11x14 198 euro / 25
50.8cm x 10M euro 354
20" x 33'

ULF fp4 12x20 $559/25

2022 vendors(US):

--Badger Graphic Sales,
1225 Delanglade St.
Kaukana, WI 54130
Phone: 920-766-9332
Email: info@badgergraphic.com Web: www.badgergraphic.com
--Blue Moon Camera and Machine 8417 North Lombard Street Portland, Oregon 97203
Phone: 503.978.0333
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--Fotocare
41 W. 22nd. St.
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--Freestyle Photo & Imaging Supplies 12231 Florence Ave.
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--Glass Key Photo
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--Hunt's Photo & Video
100 Main Street,
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Phone: 800-221-1830
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--Central Camera
230 S Wabash Ave.,
Chicago, IL 60604
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Email: don@centralcamera.com Web: www.centralcamera.com
--Don’s Used Photo Equipment 2731 Irving Blvd,
Dallas, TX 75207
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--Midwest Photo
2887 Silver Drive, Columbus, OH 43211 Phone: 866-940-3686 Web: www.mpex.com
--The View Camera Store
9698 N 130th Street Scottsdale, Arizona 85259 USA Tel: (480) 767-7105 www.viewcamerastore.com