Response to Has any one tried Classic-Pan 400?

From all of the above and the research that I have done I am sure that Bergger is mainly a USA company that rebadges Forte papers. Now is this not a problem and the practice is not unique. For instance, some of Luminos is made by Kentmere in England. The only problem I see is that Bergger claims to be superior to other papers. And from the comments of some above they have sold this story. As for the heavy weight paper of Forte, I have been using it. It is easily the best paper that I have used. It is 320 gram compared to 235 gram of their regular fiber paper. The tonal range is fantastic. The image is slightly warm using Dektol. The paper has a white base. I recently introduced a very well know professional photographer in the US to this paper. He is well known for his darkroom techniques and wondeful portfolios. He LOVES this paper and ordered a huge amount from Mirko Broeddecker in Berlin Germany. Mirko sells this at very cheap prices and has special prices (without Value Added Taxes), also special prices for shipping to the US. His e-mail address is Mirko.Boeddecker@fotoimpex.de. His web site is www.fotoimpex.de. He sells this paper under the label of Classic Arts Polywarmton. He has 8"X10" and the usual metric sizes. I love the 30cm X 40cm size-- slightly larger than 11"X14". Try it you will love it.

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