.. and the great misdirections.. Where do I buy _X__ is one frequent question on photo forums. Forums are built around buy/sell, how/tell. since you don’t correct him, it means you don’t know.

NB: realize Maxima was never intended for the retail, general darkroom user of RA materials, so was handled diectly by Fuji USA diect to the user. It also was serviced by distributors to those with resale association agreements; typical of professional labs. There was an person on LFPF cutting Maxima for anyone interested. She also offered a complete dye transfer lab, including starting supplies at no cost — no takers after a year. Showing how strong the market was among these longtime hobbyists.

[**/Wiley/ Mr. Bill /mshchem /— ** ]

forums come together to express opinions; additionally, posters attempt to out talk each other, like perennial freshmen.

mr. bill, another back officer, explains why it is difficult[thinking that manufacturers don't sell direct]. They do.
 Drew Wiley hasn't achieved success, even with his consummate back office communication skills. after all, he talked with some of the wealthiest salesmen in the world. he even worked at a Pella store selling door knobs to billionaires.

— the answer is in there … just lost in Wiley telling everyone his story. Koraks, a mod, never picks a review point , yet continues to make his repeat point. To get a group past freshman status requires someone to direct the group. In open-classrooms such as medicine, and law, this is achieved by use of extreme interrogation by seasoned upper class-men. These schools aren’t hobby shops. Getting the conversation moving… keeping the plate juggled, means getting the conversation to more points, or away from points making it all pointless. since you don’t correct him, it means you don’t know.

[ the answer for USA: maxima is sold direct. it can also be walked thru for some mini-lab sellers. Minimum order is one roll.
it is up to that seller to decide if you can become a customer of theirs. 
these are not the  B&H, Freestyle stores. Unique can get Maxima. You can also buy directly from Fujifilm USA. Just make polite, reasoned access. Simple to do.
The direct answer, a name and phone number, was provided by Jen, on Large Format Forum. She posted it overnight after Gregory Davis posted a contact name at Pakor, the equipment supplier known to photography labs since 1984. Gregory Davis had a fight with D.Wiley over color retouching. Mr. Davis, has removed his posts from LFF (and Photrio). So it goes... You keep a Wiley, you lose the Gregory's and Jen's.

[ they have fresh, broadening explanations that they lose within a fortnight]

Material #	DESCRIPTION	UNITS/ CASE	MIN. UNITS/ ORDER	4/1/2019     SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE
600020562	CLP CA PROL MAX GLOSSY 16 x 275 (40.6×83.8)	1	1	$375.30
600020550	CLP CA PROL MAX GLOSSY 20 x 275 (50.8×83.8)	1	1	$469.13
600020549	CLP CA PROL MAX GLOSSY 24 x 164 (61.0×50)	1	1	$335.72
600020548	CLP CA PROL MAX GLOSSY 30 x 164 (76.2×50)	1	1	$419.66
600020547	CLP CA PROL MAX GLOSSY 30 x 164 (76.2×50) EM OUT	1	1	$419.66
600020561	CLP CA PROL MAX GLOSSY 50 x 164 (127.0×50)	1	1	$699.43
600020553	CLP CA PROL MAX MATTE 16 x 275 (40.6×83.8)	1	1	$375.30
600020552	CLP CA PROL MAX MATTE 20 x 275 (50.8×83.8)	1	1	$469.13
600020554	CLP CA PROL MAX MATTE 24 x 164 (61.0×50)	1	1	$335.72
600020551	CLP CA PROL MAX MATTE 30 x 164 (76.2×50)	1	1	$419.66
600020530	CLP CA PROL MAX MATTE 30 x 164 (76.2×50) EM OUT	1	1	$419.66
600020529	CLP CA PROL MAX MATTE 50 x 164 (127.0×50)	1	1	$699.43

Maxima Labs… this list is shrinking as those using Polies close their RA4 polies out. Polies had the highest dpi, using the newest engineering.The 50×100 inch Polielettronica LaserLab HD C-Printer, excels with a 610 dpi resolution (6100 dpi “apparent” resolution) and 48-bit color.

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• On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 3:15 PM

Mansplaing to Mansplainers:

[ Measurements always go in the same order. The first number is always the length, the second one is the width, and the third one is the height…. \note to: the long winded forumat iley ]

--- riddle me this
if you want to change color of shadows (landscape photo) using a filter on the lens, does it also affect the brighter sunlit portions?

understand why CT filters are correcting a scene. architecture photographers had to understand this for most work done after 1970. we had rolls of neutral density material in addition to tungsten, or daylight correctors -- this, along with multiple emulsions designed for different tungstens lights meant we achieved long scale balance. Also, labs could push or pull because of modified chemistries. That is all gone. Well, not gone, it has migrated. Evolved. It has followed the natural path of all industry.

-- another riddler
long straight line film wasn't the best design of contrast masking film. standard camera films were used to make masks when sharp division of subjects could produce 'halo' against a clear background on the 'chrome. separation neg Type I was favored by labs in NYC. 
-- the curves are meant to sum to a desired line. the original isn't linear, and often its layers aren't parallel. Masks "move" lines by adding density.

experience with actual, true, real, pro-level [I’m snarking] images teaches the answers. anyone who believes Wiley isn't believable... they don't have depth.

--- third riddle
about points of control. 
2 point control is what much of the photolab is about. exposure sets shadow, development sets highlight. 
to make a color *interneg without adjusting the development means you have single point control. exposure, with a standard high being maintained by your c-41 lab. this means you are making multiple rounders to get masking/color correct. okay, lets say that is locked.
we have to mask the 'chrome to bring it to too high an initial [c-41 standard] point. this likely means we need to make a post mask as well.
the internegative is an intermediate, a conversion step between 'chrome and paper.[ E-6 to RA-4]
complex... has anyone said that's what they do [in photrio/lff land][N]

*The color negative film is balanced to daylight; my enlarger lights are tungsten balanced. I use a tungsten to daylight conversion filter. I also may make masks. I always used modified C-41 processing.

...continuing with the riddle of control points: 
3 point aim was the height of the better labs. a very few, ~3[?] achieved 5 point control for clients. those cases involved making split-masks and colored masks -- this meant dyeing the silver mask. 
in this digital age, simplified skillsets involve matching 16 aim points, while achieving control of 1024 is a practical matter for commercial printers. film makers go even greater lengths to satisfy an image aware consumer.
-- subpoint: Keyed Process. Emulsion makers design for full step process. The color negative is designed for a color positive. Kodak Portra films were designed for printing onto Kodak Professional Portra and Supra Papers. 

The Top Knot is: you lose the people with direct answers and experience, keeping those who don’t know, but keep the arguments alive. Perhaps that is the path to commercial success. Perhaps take a look at the payment status of the deflectors.

Additional:

• link https://webionaire.com/2023/09/17/drew-wiley-photrio/
• https://webionaire.com/2023/08/29/buying-fuji-maxima/
• https://webionaire.com/2023/06/02/wiley-words/
• https://webionaire.com/2023/02/06/forum-follies/
• https://webionaire.com/2022/12/23/how-groups-grow/
• https://webionaire.com/2022/08/14/brackety-bricks/
• https://webionaire.com/2022/07/11/a-long-way-for-takeout/
• https://webionaire.com/2022/07/09/two-sample-young/
• https://webionaire.com/2022/03/01/didnt-get-it/
• https://webionaire.com/2023/08/13/how-many-pages-does-it-take/