Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Scott
Hendershot" <nospam@...> wrote:
>
> John,
> 
> You suggested that "film is relatively cheap to shoot". Just a
comment on 
> the relative cost. My lab just raised the price to process a single
sheet of 
> 4x5 to $5.50. I shoot polaroids to proof my exposures. So for
shooting a box 
> of 50 sheets:
> 
> Film (50 sheets)   $95
> Processing (C-41)   $275
> Polaroid (2 boxes of 20) $140
> Total $505
> 
> Brings my cost to roughly $10 per exposure. Fortunatly every
exposure I make 
> results in a perfect image (wink wink.)

So after approximately 5000 images, you will have paid for your
hassy/p45 setup, with image quality kinda sorta approaching your 4x5
film maybe.
Outstanding deal!!!
Tyler