Film
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The sheet sizes nobody stocks are moving to resellers this month. They were ordered in the first week of June, and the next chance is a year off.
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The figure that spread through film photography this week belongs to a reporting segment, not to a film stock. The number that will reach the shelf is in the same filing, and it is silver.
A tank, a few chemicals, controlled time and temperature: everything you need to process your first roll at home, understand the basic workflow, and choose a developer that fits the way you work.
Film feels more expensive than ever—but is it? We compare Tri-X prices in 1977, 2005 and 2026, plus the per-frame cost of film versus digital. Whether cost makes the photographer more thoughtful or constrained in an open question, and one we explore here.