Digital BW, The Print

Hello Mark,

>Are you guys still pissing? It has been days.

Actually I have found this thread to be very interesting and
informative.  The points of view still emerging from it continue to
illuminate the issue for me, and I am also thinking of the many
lurkers among our 8600 members, many of them new or relatively new,
who may know nothing about the past history of the "ink wars".

For example, C. David's last sentence...

"Using it and insisting on it groups you, in user's perceptions, with
the industry's con-artists, not its legitmate citizens."

...I believe is important because it openly states that there are con
artists out there in the industry.  Those of us who have been around
for awhile know that to be true (beware of people offering "advance
secrets" of new miracle technologies about to emerge).

I think this thread will die down of it's own accord, and I don't have
the sense that it's one of those out of control threads that can't end
itself.  My own feeling is that it has provided a valuable service.  

We all now have a background from which to watch how this new Dark Art
ink emerges and fares in the marketplace.  I would be delighted to see
a new ink that produces better matte paper dmax, has greater
longevity, doesn't clog and doesn't settle out.  But I won't accept
advertising hype and claims.  I'll be watching for actual user reports.


Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
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