[LargeFormat] 8x10 B&W Film
Wilkes, Don MSER:EX
largeformat@f32.net
Wed Mar 27 17:14:11 2002
> 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...
\donw in victora