James Nachtwey at Cone Editions Press Feb 5, 2015 James Nachtwey received a Lifetime Achievement Award this past Monday from the American Society of Magazine Editors in NYC. He was in my studio Cone Editions Press in East Topsham, Vermont the followi... photography Read more
To upgrade or not Feb 14, 2013 I recently upgraded to Lightroom 4 and was very pleasantly surprised to experience that it is possible to print directly to QuadTone RIP from LightRoom 4 without any color management interference [1]... mac osx opinion piezography product use Read more
Epson makes a tiny step in the right direction Sep 21, 2011 Epson announced this week that they are going to be packaging all of their ink cartridges in 100% recycled paper. I think that this is a positive step in the right direction. But, it does not address ... cartridges opinion refilling reuse Read more
Trouble switching between MK and PK in desktop printers? Jun 21, 2011 Question: I wanted to change my desktop printer from Matte Black to Photo Black. But the printer reported that there is not enough ink to execute this action. What can I do? Desktop printer models req... cartridges from dana's desk maintenance product use Read more
PiezoFlush for printer storage Mar 17, 2011 Question: I have (2) Epson 4000 printers that I want to put into storage for an extended period of time. How much Piezoflush will it take to accomplish this without using more than I need for the task... from dana's desk maintenance tech-support Read more
Interchanging b&w and color inks in one printer Mar 17, 2011 Question: Does a printer have to be dedicated to Piezography inks or can it be switched back to ConeColor inks when it is necessary to print a batch of color images? Generally, we recommend having sep... from dana's desk tech-support Read more
Having trouble resetting desktop cartridges? Feb 10, 2011 They are easy to reset because they reset automatically. But, often our customers try to make them reset at their time of choosing rather than the correct time. That always fails and for good reason. ... cartridges maintenance product use refilling Read more
ConeColor HDR released Feb 1, 2011 ConeColor HDR inks are now released! The customer Beta program was a success. We have a great set of ConeColor HDR inks and a great set of 700ml refillable carts. We reformulated the Vivid Magenta, Li... conecolor conecolor hdr inks Read more
Cheap plastic lenses Dec 19, 2010 None [1] Last year at this time, I bought a Zeiss Icon 21mm f /2.8 Distagon lens for my Canon 5D. Describing it as sharp as a razorblade from corner to corner would not be an exaggeration. At f/16 the... lenses photography Read more
ReUse and Inkjet Nov 28, 2010 I got a call from a customer recently who said that he would not consider any type of alternative inkjet cartridge or CIS for his printer because he heard that it voids the warranty. He insisted on on... cartridges product use refilling reuse Read more
What in a nutshell is Piezography? Nov 25, 2010 I was asked on the phone yesterday this exact question. The prospective customer wanted to know in as few words possible, what exactly Piezography is, what it would do for him, whether he could easily... piezographyquadtone rip Read more