Digital BW, The Print

From JC - Posted to the Pro24 list and - I'm sure - others.

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> Great news from Piezography Brand Software and Inks!!
> 
> The very long and awaited PiezoTone Selenium Tone inkset is officially
> released today - on time I might add! I am most excited about this inkset
> because its basis is close to my heart. My university professor was Arnold
> Gassan. Those who knew him and studied with him know that he was a most
> highly regarded practitioner of the darkroom arts. He is oft recognized as
> the person responsible for the chemistry involved in developing the zone
> system for Ansel Adams and Minor White. Shortly before he died, I asked
> Arnold to produce for me a fiber-based silver print which was selenium
> toned. Arnold choose the short-bath method resulting in a very typical look
> for selenium.
> 
> The PiezoTone Selenium Tone inkset replicates his process in a beautiful
> manner. This inkset, as all PiezoTone inksets are, does not use dye for
> color, but rather it uses pigment. PiezoTone inksets do not have the warming
> characteristics of previous quad inksets. They are designed to dry to their
> finished tone right out of the printer and to stay that way as long as
> possible.
> 
> Beta-users (and Piezography has the world's best beta-users who keep good to
> their promise of being silent and reporting back often to us!) have reported
> that these inks look
> 
> "quite close to my selenium toned Oriental and Kodak Fine Art silver prints"
> 
> "comes very close to the look of Selenium toned Ilford Galerie"
> 
> "looks like a selenium-toned darkroom print"
> 
> "silver print look in an inkjet print without the metamerism."
> 
> If you are not familiar with selenium toning, it is a traditional darkroom
> chemistry bath which is used to increase the archival nature of a print, but
> may be more often used for the beautiful tone it imparts on silver. Many
> photographers prefer the look of selenium because it is a cold neutral:
> neither warm nor cool. Many say that it is the perfect neutral tone for
> photography. Most exhibition quality prints are selenium toned for
> conservation purposes. If you've been to a photo museum lately, you will
> have seen selenium toning! If you are uncertain, samples are available of
> small prints from InkjetMall. Hopefully our other resellers will produce
> samples as well as the inks get into the dealer network.
> 
> The inks are priced the same as PiezoTone Warm Neutral inks.
> 
> If you are currently using PiezoTone cartridges, you just need to flush out
> the old ink prior to installing this ink. If you are a CIS user, we have CIS
> ink switching kits available. You will need to purchase a new CIS cartridge
> set as well as have to flush out your ink lines with water and install the
> new bottles of ink.
> 
> What's coming next for Piezography?
> 
> Late July / Early August:
> A really nice cool neutral inkset (PiezoTone Cool Neutral) is on its way and
> it is not too blue. The cool neutrals we've seen are not photographic
> looking enough for us. Remember we're a company of photographers! We're just
> as picky as you! We are trying to produce inksets and methodology which will
> bring the history of photography forward into the digital age.
> 
> And the new PiezoFlow Continuous Inking system which comes pre-filled and
> ready for action - no priming necessary.



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