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Hi all--
Just curious what currently available fiber based paper you use the most. When you buy it, how much do you buy at a time? What size do you print on most often?
 
That is a wide open question for me. I am in accumulate mode, as in exchange to actually finding the time to actually printing with the stuff.

I find I print better on a paper I know I cannot get anymore; it makes me more determined to get a good print from it before it is all gone. I was verry pleased with the images I made on the last of my Ektalure about a year ago.

Most recently I bought about about 100 sheets of 20x24 and about 75 sheets of 16x20 of agfa VC DW FB. 111 or 118 I think it was branded.

That is in addition to other old FB papers that people gift to me, or I find via craig's list, etc. l don't think I have bought b&w paper retail in about the last 4 years.

I do like FB. I have been helping others get started in thier darkroom work, and have gifted away 3 darkroom setups in the last year. For the last one I did notice that there was not so much RC paper left in the freezer any more.

I do like Ilford VC FB DW warmtone, for the wonderful way it can be affected by different developers and toners. I have at least 150 11x14 of that in stock.

I do have a fair stash of different grades of 8x10 and 11x14 FB by Zone VI, and it is quite nice to print on as well.
 
I hold stocks of Fomatone, Ilford MGIV in RC and FB, Adox Fineprint VC and Kentmere. I have for a long time favoured cold tone papers although find that they are not so responsive to toning as warm tone papers. However I do not like cream paper colour. It jars with me when I use a cold developer on a warm paper especially if it is gold toned.
 
I might get flamed for this, BUT I don't think there is a poor or bad paper made today. The market is just to competitive to support bad quality products in the B&W film, paper, and chemicals arena. With that said , only you can figure out what is the right paper for you. Buy different papers and print away, then you can tell which you like.
 
I use 8x10 Foma FB multigrade that I buy from Freestyle. There are tons of good FB paper out there.
 
I guess I should have mentioned this originally...I have my personal favorites and all of that, I'm just curious what people are currently buying. I'm starting a small film/paper/chemistry shop and want to buy what others want vs. just what I personally use.
 
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