Foma MG-542 Classic Warmtone Fine Art Chamois?

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PhilipRingler

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Is there any of this paper left anywhere in the world?
Do any other papers come close to this?
As soon as I decided to only use this paper is was discontinued by Foma because the paper base was to expensive to manufacture.:mad:
 

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http://www.silverprint.co.uk/

You can pick up the 532 Nature on a whiter base also.

(there was a url link here which no longer exists)

I was told by a European distributer of Foma, that the paper will continue although stockists are announcing that it is discontiunued. Foma were supplying samples in January of a new version with a base made in the far east. I haven't checked out the very latest progress.

Bergger Prestige Fine Art Portrait (Silver Supreme) is similar although not a cream as the 542.
 

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I hope it does continue- I too have just discovered this paper, printed on it today and was blown away. Never thought a matte surface could look better than fiber base glossy.
 
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I hope it does continue- I too have just discovered this paper, printed on it today and was blown away. Never thought a matte surface could look better than fiber base glossy.

Yeah, It is beautiful stuff. I have been talking with the Foma people and they can't find another paper company to make the base. It is a shame!:sad:
 

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Yeah, It is beautiful stuff. I have been talking with the Foma people and they can't find another paper company to make the base. It is a shame!:sad:

Kentmere used the same base for its much loved Art Classic and after the base was discontinued they searched far and wide looking for a coatable replacement with similar properties. Sadly they were unable to find one. It appears to have been unique.
Tim
 

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Remaining 542

http://www.silverprint.co.uk/

You can pick up the 532 Nature on a whiter base also.

I was told by a European distributer of Foma, that the paper will continue although stockists are announcing that it is discontiunued. Foma were supplying samples in January of a new version with a base made in the far east. I haven't checked out the very latest progress......

At this moment at Silverprint we've got a few boxes of 50sh 542 in 9.5x12", maybe 30 packs of 10sh 20x24", and some 40" x 10m rolls. All the 532 has gone. We had some samples from Foma in January of a new trial paper, but this was a warm(ish) stipple, rather like the Kentmere Fineprint Warmtone FG.
 
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