Fuji price increases

[Nikon Bob]

Originally Posted by btgc

When first DSLRs arrived people jumped on thinking lunch is free. It isn't, as usually, at least not completely. Front- and backfocus calibrations, sensor cleanings and replacements of shutters, that made good ground for small businesses dealing with this.

And those hybrid and electric cars will age, batteries deteriorate (capacity wise) and people can not more drive to uncle Joe's garage to fix it like old generation of cars. Of course, specialists will deal with them but like Fuji with slides without competitors.

In fact, first batches of Prius should be old enough already? What's happening with them, anyone?

Be interesting to hear from someone what the battery replacement cost is and what the environmental disposal fees are. Never mind the higher initial cost to buy over a straight gas model.

Bob

[wblynch]

Battery technology is rapidly advancing. 10 years from now our current state will look primitive. No excuse to delay the conversion.

Of course oil companies can not permit this so they infiltrate the minds of the weak.

[HHPhoto]

Well, of course no one like price increases.
But, all of you have forgotten one major factor:
The Yen has increased compared to the Dollar by about 45% over the last two years.
Then the rising prices for energy. It is not only oil. In Japan all nuclear plants have now been tomporarily shut down (result of the Fukushima catastrophe). That increased energy prices there further.
Fuji is not responsible for all that.
But of course the costs of their film production is suffering from that.
Considering all these factors a 20% price increase is quite low/moderate.

If I compare the current prices after this increase with film prices 15 years ago and consider inflation during this period, than film is not more expensive compared to former times.

Cheers, Jan

By the way: Here in Germany AgfaPhoto Precisa CT 100 slide film is sold for only 6,45€ for a double pack of two 135 films at dm drugstores.
This film is now made by Fuji, and almost identical to Provia 100F (maybe it is Fuji Trebi, the amateur version of Provia).
You pay less for this excellent slide film than for 100 ISO color negative film.
Some online stores like Foto Brenner and Nordfoto are selling it, too.