1) I wonder how many have totally abandoned darkrooms, or yearn to reopen them? My Leica and Durst enlargers are gathering dust and costing storage space, and I've got some great trays. All I need is space, and I can find that. Are there people who prefer computers to darkrooms? 2) Harman paper costs around $2ea in letter size. Oriental fiber/silver/glossy/graded costs around $1.75ea in 11X14. Of course there's pigment Vs chem/water/lamps costs to be considered...and there's the inevitable discard of outdated inkjet printers. My Durst 609 was new-old-stock when I bought it in 1970 and my Leica's older. 3) Might be smart for Harman paper to work well with Epson pigments only. And Epson doesn't actually make Epson paper... hmmm. Harman might be smart to consider a buyout, Vs enslavement to Epson, especially if their coating concept confronts newer, better, less expensive concepts. Then again, Ilford, which already had distribution in place and a much-loved brand, surely must have done that calculation? I wonder if they saw handwriting on the wall for coated inkjet papers?
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marketing, financials, Harman, silver etc.
2007-03-17 by djon43