<< Doug, by PF I assime you mean Photographers Formulary? Their prices are
about 4x what Bostick and Sullivan charge for the same material. I can't
imanage that I'm paying more than $2-$3 for an 8x10. >>
I think the prices are very dependent on the quantity of materials you
purchase - at least they are here. If you buy in small amounts you can end up
paying a very high price per print.
Also the cost is obviously going to depend on your success rate. There have
been times when I've thrown away rather a lot of prints to get one I really
felt was successful - but then that applies perhaps even more to silver
printing.
Peter Marshall
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