BH FB paper special orders....

[GregY]

I've been buying enlarging paper from B&H for many years. Lately they have less in stock & more items tagged "special order. Expected availability 2-4 weeks." I ordered some 16x20 Foma Variant lll (and paid on ordering plus shipping charges)
on Sept 2..... It was delivered today Dec 16: 3 months later. Makes it tough to print a project with those kind of timelines. At the moment BH has only Ilford & a little Bergger in 16x20. From the outside it seems as if B&H is downsizing their enlarging paper inventory......

 

[jim appleyard]

Try Adorama or Freestyle. Freestyle may have their own house brand which could be Foma. Maybe this is close to what you want? https://www.freestylephoto.biz/192163-Arista-EDU-Ultra-FB-VC-Fine-Grain-Matte-16x20-25-Sheets

 

[mshchem]

Yeah, Foma is definitely tied up with Freestyle. Freestyle keeps more stock items and the Freestyle house brands are Foma. I think Foma may be the hiccup, I've had to wait for paper, Foma makes some amazing papers. So does Ilford.

 

[GregY]

Jim, I was looking for glossy Foma Variant lll, rather than a generic paper. I've been printing on Foma for a long time now & liked the results.....after Forte Polywarmtone disappeared. It seems like Foma might be on the way out....since it's harder & harder to find, sad to say

 

[adelorenzo]

@GregY it looks like you are in Canada? Jacques at argentix.ca (a Photrio sponsor) can get Foma stuff reliably and quickly. I use a lot of Foma paper for lith printing and always buy from him.

 

[mshchem]

Fomatone is amazing.