Digital BW, The Print

Julian,

I asked Hiram about these issues and suggested that he make a statement on
them as they would come up on the list. (And so they did. <G>) He said that
when they looked into reformulating the ink to correct the problems they
could not match the color and density of the original ink. His perception is
that a large portion of the users of the original inks did not have these
problems and that a change in the formula would have caused new problems for
those people. They are leaving the original formula as it is for the people
who like it and adding new inks to their product line.

We have certainly had enough pro-Piezo reports to suggest that there are
lots of happy users of the original inks out there and we both have seen
some very nice prints with the inks so this approach may be for the best. My
understanding is that the original inks are no longer available from
ConeTech so Sundance and their distribution channels will be the only source
for those who want them.  I had clogging problems with the original Piezo
ink in a 1200 and I moved on but largely due to the fact that the ink hue
was not to my taste. My impression is that there really are a significant
number of people still using the ink and I would hate to see it become
unavailable to them.

Hiram said that their new ink, the Neutral Cool (NC) was formulated to
address the clogging issue as well as offer a new hue. If I have the time, I
may order a set of NC cartridges for my 1280 and give them a test drive.
Apparently other things are in the works as well.

Martin Wesley

http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html



----- Original Message -----
From: "Julian Thomas" <julianthomas@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 12:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Sundance Inks and the R9 Plug-In


> So Martin, are these the famous clogging and greenie inks or are they
> modified..? Seems a bit dubious to continue foisting an inkset with known
> problems... will their 'support' replace any CIS and inkheads damaged?
> Julian (thrice bitten forever shy...)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin Wesley" <mwesley250@...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 11:40 PM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Sundance Inks and the R9 Plug-In
>
>
> > Since Digital Art Supplies announced that they would be selling the
> Sundance inks and the R9 plugin there has been speculation as to what was
> going on. For those who don't know, the original Piezo inks and the
PiezoBW
> plugin were developed by Sundance and R9 respectively and then, as I
> understand it, an exclusive marketing arrangement was made with ConeTech
to
> distribute the ink and software under the Piezo label. Apparently that
> arrangement is now at an end and Sundance is marketing their products
> through other channels.

(snip)