Why does black and white film cost more than colour?

black and white film has always cost more than color for one simple reason....

S I L V E R

black and white film contains real silver. color films get their color from dyes. They actually have places that extract the silver from old black and white film to use the silver again.

That is why.....it contains real silver.

Simple, they make more color and Black and White is a thing of the past. Since they make less due to low damand it costs more to produce. Price comes down with volume. Likely the processing costs more because it is different and may need a special line. most films now Adays are becoming accient gone for the ages because of digital cameras. That is my theroy at the monet becasue I couldn't find any 35mm flim at the two stores that I had try. Black and white films are out of date.No demand except from poor countries.Since the supply is less price goes up.Further processing cost of B/W films are high. Yes, on a decent digital and it gives great results

B+W is especially good for portraits, I think ---- give it a go :-) B&W costs more because there is less demand for it that for color film. Also, the people who mostly use it are professionals and are willing to pay more for high quality film. There really isn't a "consumer grade" B&W film these days. It's aimed at pros and advanced amateurs.