Has anyone tried Bergger Prestige RC papers?

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Freestyle has their 11x14 RC at $67.85 for 50, which sounds ridiculously cheap. Has anyone used these? I like the price, but have never used them.

 

[otto.f]

I don't know about Bergger's RC. But for me Bergger CB and NB fibre based papers are my favorites, way above other brands. Would the emulsion be different? I doubt that. Did you see the expiration date, maybe that's why it's cheap?
BTW I don't have them in stock for 10 years now, but I've got the impression that they have a pretty stable shelf life thus far, at least three years.

 

[markbau]

I don't know about Bergger's RC. But for me Bergger CB and NB fibre based papers are my favorites, way above other brands. Would the emulsion be different? I doubt that. Did you see the expiration date, maybe that's why it's cheap?
BTW I don't have them in stock for 10 years now, but I've got the impression that they have a pretty stable shelf life thus far, at least three years.

I’ve used the Bergger fibre, nice paper but I don’t think you can say their fibre paper is way above the other brands. Ilford MGFB classic fibre is still the gold plated standard IMHO. Best VC paper I’ve ever used.

 

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I don't think Freestyle sells short dated papers, just films occasionally. B&H has the same price on these papers, and w/ free shipping. However, B&H doesn't actually have the papers. In tiny letters, their ad states it's a special order, and you have to wait weeks to get it. Pretty screwy, but just another reason why I buy only from Freestyle.

 

[Paul Howell]

That's a bit cheaper than their house brand.

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

When I used them many years ago, they were as good as Ilford and Oriental papers.
But I have not used Bergger for a decade.