Digital BW, The Print

I think this is a good idea-we have to look at the bigger picture. 
99% of the art-involved world have never heard of MIS and think of 
third party inks as those junky refill kits you buy at office supply 
stores. The legitimacy of some hard numbers generated by Wilhelm 
could help a lot in the future. I would also be willing to 
contribute to such a project if need be.

Steven Karafyllakis

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Ernst Dinkla 
<E.Dinkla@c...> wrote:
> Steven Karafyllakis wrote:
> 
> >There is also the price factor-Epson inks will never be 
reasonably 
> >priced, that's where they make their money.  The real danger here 
is 
> >having one company's inks become the defacto standard by which 
all 
> >others are judged. Even if some 3rd party inks are better in some 
> >respect, (eg lifespan) where Epson inks to be perceived as the 
only 
> >acceptable standard for fine art inkjets it could become 
difficult to 
> >sell prints made with anything else. I expect that's where Epson 
is 
> >going with the 'Archival Certification Program' they announced a 
few 
> >months back.
> >
> >Steve Karafyllakis
> >  
> >
> 
> Which made me suggest to Paul Roark that it is time that MIS 
together 
> with one of the art paper manufacturers should have its inks 
tested by 
> Wilhelm on a widely used paper. That is the only way to keep some 
> competition in this business. I also think that we shouldn't 
hesitate to 
> add some money too if it is that expensive. In my opinion it 
should be 
> Wilhelm who does the testing. That way MIS can ride on teh wave of 
> Epson's claims as well. One or two papers, a universal quad ink 
and the 
> MIS 7600 to check the colors/toners also.
> 
> Ernst