Digital BW, The Print

I saw this press release quite awhile ago.  So who will be retailing  
the Harman (Ilford) papers, where, and when?  I haven't seen anything  
here in the states.

Carl

On Jan 6, 2007, at 5:24 PM, djon43 wrote:

> Baryt refers to baryta, the white clay coating (of fiber paper) upon
> which virtually all fine traditional B&W silver emulsion has been
> deposited since before Kodabromide was introduced (except for the junk
> plastic papers).
>
> I've been wondering why it isn't used for inkjet, since there are
> undoubtedly people who'd pay the price. OTOH, I'm pretty happy with
> some of the matte papers already, particularly Moab's.
>
> I'd imagine Seagull would produce baryta inkjet paper if it felt there
> was a market, since like Kodak, Ilford, and Agfa they've made
> baryta-coated paper forever. Probably incredibly expensive, since the
> transportation, paper, packaging, baryta coating and manufacturing
> process would force it to cost virtually the same as silver paper (the
> silver's only a tiny part of the expense in making silver paper).
>
> Of interest:
>
> Harman Professional photo inkjet paper
> Posted 13 September, 2006 in Product News
>
> HARMAN Technology Limited Press Release:
>
>     Harman, the leading professional imaging specialist has provided
> the first ever glimpse of its new professional photo inkjet paper,
> just days before officially unveiling the products to the industry at
> the Photokina exhibition in Cologne, Germany. This exclusive shot of
> the product and its packaging has only been distributed to selected
> online media and is the only picture to be made available before the
> Photokina show. The picture shows the first two products in the range,
> which incorporate a real photo Baryta layer within their coating – the
> only photographic inkjet media to do so. The matt finish product
> pictured, will incorporate instant-dry silica technology. Created
> primarily for the fine art and professional photography market, HARMAN
> wanted the real users to see the innovative products first.
>
>     Howard Hopwood, Marketing Director at HARMAN technology commented:
> "At HARMAN technology, we believe ourselves to be very much a part of
> the photographic community. We are very enthusiastic about the launch
> of our first professional photo inkjet products, and we wanted the
> people who will benefit most from using them to see the products  
> first."
>
>     The black boxes will provide a strong presence on shelf, and
> colour coding has been used within the artwork to easily identify each
> individual product in the range. Product test packs will be
> distributed to the photographic media over the coming weeks, and
> detailed launch plans are due to be announced in the very near future.
>
>
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "mkitei"
> <mkitei@...> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just heard from a german photographer friend that he is using a new
>> stock for printing B&W large prints on lightjet. It's called Baryt in
>> Germany. It is a fiber based B&W stock so no metamerism or color cast
>> that sometimes accompanies the color stocks currently in use. He is
>> very enthusiastic about it. Does anyone know if the process is
>> available in the U.S. and if so, at which labs.
>>
>> No, I have no affiliation with anyone involved in this. I'm just
>> looking for a dependable, economic way to print big.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mike
>>