Re: Ink jet paper and supplies

[Robert Erickson <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The inkjet paper industry is advancing forward and changing products at a
fast rate. What ever I could tell you about what I know will be obsolete
next week.

El Cheapo photo quality printers are all the rage, far and away the biggest
seller leaving dot matrix and lazer printers in their dust. It is only a
matter of time until the general public will discover that their everyday
printer is capable of amazing photo quality output. Once it catches on,
IMHO, silver based photography will be in real trouble.

I photographed a major inkjet printer manufacturer's international sales
meeting last month. I was amazed to learn that 20% of all images are now
made with digital cameras!!! A year it was less than 1 percent! They all but
admited that they are giving the printers away at cost and making all of
their profit from the sale of ink and paper.

They said that the cost of printers will drop at a slower rate because they
are making them about as cheap as they can now. In the future, look for
inkjet printers to double the resolution and speed.


Robert Erickson, bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://panoramic.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Tsalyer@xxxxxxx <Tsalyer@xxxxxxx>
To: panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, November 12, 1998 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: Ink jet paper and supplies


Bob:

I'm catching up on my newsgroup E-mail, and read your Sept 28 message ...
can
you help me untangle an Epson paper mystery. ?

I was in NYC late last month at the Photo Pro show (saw several fellow IAPP
members there, and Tracy from PI, BTW ) and picked up at the Epson booth a
sample of  8.5 x 11 and 11 x 17 papers, glossy and very heavy  weight, with
"Epson Photo Paper" embossed on the back, just like silver papers from Kodak
etc.

I can't find the paper at Comp USA or Office Depot, and can not decipher
Epson's web site supplies list. I have in my hand some "Epson Photo Quality
Glossy Paper New", whis is lovely, but thin, about 1/3 rd the thickness. The
sample is about their "card" weight.

At the booth they just called it Glossy Photo Quality Paper, and did not
indicate there was a mystery !

I bet you've figured this out ....

Tom Salyer/ Miami

PS ... I am trying to use the paper and EX printer for my commercial
portrait
portfolio, but hope to do pans soon too