U.S. Supreme Court, Update May 31, 2017 This is an exciting newsletter to write. Recently, much has happened to affect our industry and company. With a world in turmoil, Tuesday’s Supreme Court decision will impact our economy and environme... newsletter opinion Read more
Impression Products v. Lexmark Inkjet hits the Supreme Court Mar 27, 2017 This is a strange newsletter topic, but it concerns a matter that was argued before the Supreme Court this week and it affects all of our customers in one way or another. With only 8 Justices sitting,... newsletter opinion 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
The True Cost of Big Prints redux Jun 24, 2012 In a recent article by Jon Canfield in Digital Photo Pro called “ The True Cost of Big Prints [1] “, Canfield sets the entry cost of an Epson 9900 with 700ml ink tanks and a roll each of Epson Exhibit... 7900 / 990conecolor conecolor pro inkthrift Read more
Epson 7900/9900 considerations Feb 16, 2012 Ouch! The Epson 7900 and 9900 printers are taking a beating in the User Forums. There is a lot of talk about quickly expiring print heads that do not last the life of the warranty or expire just after... 7890 / 9897900 / 9900 opinion 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
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