Fujifilm has announced an increased in prices for some analog imaging products, such as negative film and papers. Effective from February 2006, the prices will increase as follows:
|
Product |
Increase |
|
|
Professional Colour Negative Film |
35mm |
6% – 7% |
|
120 |
6% – 10% |
|
|
Sheet |
4% – 5% |
|
|
Black and White Film |
35mm |
15% – 21% |
|
120 |
20% |
|
|
Sheet |
19% – 20% |
|
|
Black and White Papers |
10% – 20% |
|
|
Black and |
10% – 30% |
|
A decline in demand for analog imaging products due to the advance of digital imaging, plus rising silver and crude oil prices are quoted as the reason behind this move.
Whether and to what extent those prices will be passed on to consumers is not known at this point. UPDATE: our supplier confirmed that their prices will rise accordingly as a result.
Source: http://www.fujifilm.co.jp/news_r/nrj1454s.html (Japanese)