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Online Digital BW From MPIX.COM

2004-05-25 by sl91911

I have posted before about online digital BW and have come across the
following new service. If true, it would likely solve the current
problems (which I feel are already less than those with inkjets) and
give us an attractive alternative. Here is the info from their site:
"What is True Black and White?
True Digital Black and White. We are excited and proud to announce the
availability of a new service - True Digital Black & White. You may be
wondering what is so new about digital black & white. After all, you
have been ordering black & white prints from your digital files for a
long time. In fact, we have been printing black & white from digital
files since we purchased our first digital printer serveral years ago.
Well, these prints have been printed from a color digital printer on
color paper processed in color RA4 chemistry, which can make it quite
difficult to obtain neutral midtones. Our Kodak Professional Durst
Theta digital laser printer was specifically designed to print on
black & white paper. We use Kodak Polymax D surface paper and process
it in Polymax chemistry. Because of the unique nature of this product
paper types cannot be combined in ordering."

They charge $2.50 for an 8x10  and 8.79 for an 11x14. The 8x10 price
is comparable to inkjets. Certainly, the hassle factor would be far
less if it works as advertised. 
 I plan to try this and will report back to this forum.

                        Stuart

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