For Sale RA-4 Cut Sheets (Fuji Maxima, Velvet, and so on)

[MToma]

Hello all,

This is a sales post for cut sheet RA-4 paper. As cut sheets are no longer done by manufacturers (only shops such as Fotoimpex/Nordfoto/someone in the UK+US), I've decided about 4 years ago to cut for myself. Then I figured out I should start selling cut sheets. At this moment (July of 2024) I have cut more than 14 rolls / 445 square meters / 7500 sheets and shipped to customers all along the world (from Romania, where I'm based).

My still-at-work website below. I'll try to add as much info as possible, for now it's only a pricelist, a short description of the process and then further communication via e-mail for details.
www.tomcat.ro

For now, I have great prices on Velvet, as it's from the last order, before the great Fuji price hike of last year. Maxima is fresh in stock - the price is also damn fresh, already aligned to current Fuji prices.

If anyone bought from me (I'm 99% sure there are at least 1-2 people from Photrio), post a reply, please - I'm always yearning for any review. (and as long as I never got bad ones, I surmise all went well with all my customers)

Mihai Toma

P.S. Thanks to Sean, or friendly neighborhood admin for letting me do this!

 

[brbo]

I've ordered custom size sheets of Fujiflex from Mihai... I'm doubtful that we will ever see Fujiflex available again, but I just wanted to say that my sheets (40x76cm) came packed as if it was Mona Lisa. So, what I really wanted to say is that Mihai takes things seriously.

 

[MToma]

Thanks! Actually, I just ordered a roll of 76cm Fujiflex for a US customer - they seem to still be in stock in the EU warehouse.

But I'm not going to cut that damn Fujiflex ever again, I'll just forward the roll to him.

 

[halfaman]

I bought from Mihai last year and I can confirm he is delivering high quality RA4 paper in sheets. I am probably placing a Maxima order soon.

PS: I ordered Fujiflex too and really not impressed at all with this praised paper. I prefer Maxima.

 

[koraks]

It's great that someone offers these papers in cut sheet - especially products that are AFAIK not available in that form to anyone, like Velvet (which is a unique product to begin with)! Keep it up!

 

[MToma]

It's great that someone offers these papers in cut sheet - especially products that are AFAIK not available in that form to anyone, like Velvet (which is a unique product to begin with)! Keep it up!

Much appreciated, Mr. Koraks! BTW, your RA-4 videos were a great inspiration. To be honest, I "borrowed" the way you cut in the dark (mentioned somewhere around 1/3 of your bigger videos), and adapted my own (then shared to many more). That's the way at least 2/3 of the 7500 or so sheets was cut. The Koraks way.

 

[koraks]

Hah, that's great to hear! Goes to show that a simple concept can sometimes go a long way!

 

[ragazzo]

This is amazing! Will you ever offer standard Kodak Endura?

 

[koraks]

Kodak Endura?

That's RIP, no longer manufactured and what remains is old stock and fogged.

 

[ragazzo]

Maybe it's called something different in Europe?

 

[brbo]

It's not. Endura (as we knew it) is history. Everywhere.

 

[koraks]

Maybe it's called something different in Europe?

Nope. Please do a search on this forum and you'll find fairly recent posts discussing the current status.

 

[mshchem]

Yeah, no more Kodak papers. Haven’t been produced for years. Whatever is out there is pre-covid old stock (from Colorado, USA)

IT'S GREAT TO HEAR FROM MToma. I will be watching, I'm got everything ready for color.

 

[MToma]

Indeed, Endura is done. This is some cvasi-inside info from people in-the-know:
"The Colorado plant that coated Endura is being scrapped right now. Endura is finished.".

 

[ragazzo]

Woe is me!!!!

 

[synhare]

Ordered a received some Fuji Maxima. So carefully cut and packed! Thank you so much!

 

[MToma]

Thanks a bunch for the review!

As a sidenote, I'm back from the holidays, fresh Maxima to arrive this week, and still Velvet in stock.