Digital BW, The Print

Hello John:
I don't get the sense from Mr. Tobie's input that he is giving a 
sales pitch as much as sharing information about a workflow that his 
products help accomplish. There are other ways to achieve a CM 
workflow without his products as I discovered back in March (see post 
#74990)and found it to be a viable approach for me though I knew it 
would not meet everyones needs. It's clear that often a "vendor" may 
slant his information toward the products they sell. My guess is, in 
addition to potential economic gains, they simply know alot more 
about those products and related workflows. One must do research and 
compare methods and products and make purchase selections based on 
that research but,so as long as shamless shilling isn't the intent, 
more information on methods that work and detailed info on products 
that work is good to know. On a more personal note, Mr.Tobie has been 
quite generous in sharing his extensive knowledge on printing with me 
and I have never bought a thing from him.
Lou Meluso
 

  DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "john dean" 
<deanwork2003@...> wrote:
>
> As a post modern "traditionalist" I think it is really sad how 
this )
> site has become primarily a blog for companies and photo salesmen
> selling the latest versions of their wares. It used to be totally
> different and much more creative venu. Oh, well. I guess all good
> things have to come to an end. RIP.
> 
> John
>