Digital BW, The Print

On 1/6/07 2:39 PM, "Carl Schofield" <list@...> wrote:

> I saw this press release quite awhile ago.  So who will be retailing
> the Harman (Ilford) papers, where, and when?  I haven't seen anything
> here in the states.
> 
> Carl
> 
> On Jan 6, 2007, at 5:24 PM, djon43 wrote:
> 
>> Baryt refers to baryta, the white clay coating (of fiber paper) upon
>> which virtually all fine traditional B&W silver emulsion has been
>> deposited since before Kodabromide was introduced (except for the junk
>> plastic papers).
>> 
>> I've been wondering why it isn't used for inkjet, since there are
>> undoubtedly people who'd pay the price. OTOH, I'm pretty happy with
>> some of the matte papers already, particularly Moab's.
>> 
>> I'd imagine Seagull would produce baryta inkjet paper if it felt there
>> was a market, since like Kodak, Ilford, and Agfa they've made
>> baryta-coated paper forever. Probably incredibly expensive, since the
>> transportation, paper, packaging, baryta coating and manufacturing
>> process would force it to cost virtually the same as silver paper (the
>> silver's only a tiny part of the expense in making silver paper).
>> 
>> Of interest:
>> 
>> Harman Professional photo inkjet paper
>> Posted 13 September, 2006 in Product News
>> 
>> HARMAN Technology Limited Press Release:
>> 
>>     Harman, the leading professional imaging specialist has provided
>> the first ever glimpse of its new professional photo inkjet paper,
>> just days before officially unveiling the products to the industry at
>> the Photokina exhibition in Cologne, Germany. This exclusive shot of
>> the product and its packaging has only been distributed to selected
>> online media and is the only picture to be made available before the
>> Photokina show. The picture shows the first two products in the range,
>> which incorporate a real photo Baryta layer within their coating ­ the
>> only photographic inkjet media to do so. The matt finish product
>> pictured, will incorporate instant-dry silica technology. Created
>> primarily for the fine art and professional photography market, HARMAN
>> wanted the real users to see the innovative products first.
>> 
>>     Howard Hopwood, Marketing Director at HARMAN technology commented:
>> "At HARMAN technology, we believe ourselves to be very much a part of
>> the photographic community. We are very enthusiastic about the launch
>> of our first professional photo inkjet products, and we wanted the
>> people who will benefit most from using them to see the products
>> first."
>> 
>>     The black boxes will provide a strong presence on shelf, and
>> colour coding has been used within the artwork to easily identify each
>> individual product in the range. Product test packs will be
>> distributed to the photographic media over the coming weeks, and
>> detailed launch plans are due to be announced in the very near future.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "mkitei"
>> <mkitei@...> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> I just heard from a german photographer friend that he is using a new
>>> stock for printing B&W large prints on lightjet. It's called Baryt in
>>> Germany. It is a fiber based B&W stock so no metamerism or color cast
>>> that sometimes accompanies the color stocks currently in use. He is
>>> very enthusiastic about it. Does anyone know if the process is
>>> available in the U.S. and if so, at which labs.
>>> 
>>> No, I have no affiliation with anyone involved in this. I'm just
>>> looking for a dependable, economic way to print big.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Mike
>>> 
> 
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I know that nardulli's in LA will be doing this. Also check with labs in
NYC.

Hope this helps,

E