Digital BW, The Print

I think the B&W and color markets will merge sufficiently soon that Epson
will just wait for that to happen.  The best color, after all, needs a B&W
core.  A 4000 with 1.5 picoliter dots and one more spot for Glop can do it
all -- B&W + R800 quality color on glossy or matte paper.  Now that
would/will be a nice machine.

Even when that happens, however, the dedicated B&W inksets will be there to
serve those who do not want to pay Epson's prices and for the purists.  And
Epson, in part by definition, can't serve those folks.

Just my guess ...

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 
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-----Original Message-----
From: joelpickford [mailto:joelpickford@...] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 1:26 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] How to tell Epson what B&W products you'ld like to see
from them



I have been encouraging people like me who are tired of third party
monochrome inks 
clogging their printers to let Epson know what B&W products they would like
to see Epson 
sell and support.  In my case it would be Cone-like carbon pigment quad tone
inks 
without the clogging problems.

Awhile back, I had a very productive conversation with Dan Steinhardt,
Marketing Director 
for Epson America.  Dan's own background is in traditional B&W photography,
so he 
understands all the reasons why Ultrachrome inks don't cut it for the
serious B&W printer.  
He is also familiar with many third party inks and the associated clogging
problems.  I 
urge others to contact Dan and, in polite and concise language, make your
B&W product 
desires known.  Dan travels to Japan and talks regularly with the powers
that be.  
Currently, Epson/Seiko thinks that the market for digital B&W is miniscule.
I wonder what 
they would think if they knew that over 5000 people subscribe to a Yahoo
group dedicated 
to that subject!

When I querried Epson via their website, my email was forwarded to Dan, who
replied 
promptly.  I later called him on the cell phone number that he provided in
his email.  You 
can contact him either way:

Dan_Steinhardt@...
(585) 727-4480

Let Epson know that the digital B&W market is alive and growing!

Joel Pickford







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