Digital BW, The Print

Bill,

I am not 100% certain, given the topic of the list, but I assume you 
are looking for a CIS/printer combination for B&W. ConeTech has 
announced that they are going to release PiezoBW for the 1280 but 
will skip the 1270. My understanding is that while the two are 
mechanically very similar from a software point of view quite 
different. I have been waiting for Piezo for the 1280 myself for 
quite awhile.

My own decision and suggestion is to go with a 1280 and the MIS VM 
inks. When ConTech comes out with their 1280 version you would be in 
a good position to try that out as well.

Martin

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., wparsons@e... wrote:
> 
> Thanks, Martin,
> I meant to imply that I had a high opinion of Cone and that I am 
waiting
> for him to offer a cis for the 1270.  I hope a different message 
did not
> come through.  I know he still has a renowned printing business.  I 
wanted
> to express that I am depending on that expertise to assist me via 
his inks
> and papers.
> I should have been more clear.  The prints I am denigrating for 
having a
> life of only 22 years are color.  That's why I'm anxious (does a 
two-year
> wait indicate anxiety?) to begin working with a CIS and more 
archival inks
> and papers.  I did try loading carts with my 1200...enuf said.  
Then, when
> the 1270 came out, I thot, this will do it.  Then, I went to a 
2000 -- as
> soon as the first ones were available -- and got rid of it even 
faster.
> C'mon cis!
> If I get any more anxious, I will have to think about an alternative
> printer where Cone already offers a product.
> Regards,  Bill
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "Martin Wesley" <mwesley250@e...> on 08/20/2001 06:19:15 PM
> 
> Please respond to DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...
> 
> To:   DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...
> cc:
> Subject:  [Digital BW] Re: competition for Piezo
> 
> 
> Bill,
> 
> Cone Editions is still very much alive and well using Iris and other
> printers to make print editions for artists in a number of mediums.
> Jon has a tremendous amount of experience and on the Inkjetmall site
> there is a page containing articles about Jon and his work, which is
> worth reading. I am sure he is hard at work on the next generation 
of
> PiezoBW.
> 
> If you are not happy telling your clients your prints are only good
> for 22 years, then you should be trying a quad tone ink se, either
> pigmented or dye. Any of them are going to offer you paper/ink
> combinations that will do better than Epson's 22 years. You could go
> back to saying your prints will last generations.
> 
> Martin
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., wparsons@e... wrote:
> >
> > Talking about Cone, it helps to remember that his primary business
> used to
> > be digital printing.  That is, his current business of selling
> inks, etc.,
> > is based upon his knowledge of the end product.  To me, his
> expertise is
> > important.
> > I look forward to seeing whatever he has up his sleeve.
> > I've been waiting 2 years to get to a CIS and inks.  Still using
> Epson
> > carts.  Yesterday I told a prospective client that the prints 
would
> last
> > about 22 years (Epson HWM and OEM inks, on a 1270).  And, I also
> said I
> > used to be happier when I made B&W's in my darkroom and could say
> they
> > would last for generations.
> > We're moving toward that point, no?
> > Bill
> >
> >
> (snip)
> 
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