Category: Printers
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Inkjet paper weight: Hand, weight, etc.
All inkjet papers were not born equal. Not even all papers. Far from the surface quality, one of the characteristics easiest to evaluate and most important to appreciate a good paper is its weight. But quite often you will hear paper industry specialists and printing experts speaking about the paper’s hand. What is this and…
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Eye of the cat
As all cats, felines from the Masai Mara National Park (Kenya) have fascinating eyes.
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Color and wind
A few images I shot last weekend while the sun was shining in the French Vexin (near Paris). Green hair Before the flight Colors
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Canon switches to pigments
Epson will have to worry about this. While during a long time Epson was the undeniable champion of ink jet print longevity thanks to its unique pigment-based inks (inherently more durable than dye-based color inks of its competitors), Canon just announced a new professional ink jet printer, the iPF 5000 (MSRP $1,945) using a 12-color…
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Masai Mara – landscapes 2
Even more landscape images from the Masai Mara National Park in Kenya (Spring 2006). Savanah after the rain
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All about counterfeit money (dollars and the United States Secret Service)
On the web site of the United States Secret Service, you will find a very deep article about money, banknotes and counterfetied banknotes, describing american dollars of course. But, more generally, this information is also applicable to countless other currencies. If you find a similar article about Euro banknotes, thanks to inform me in order…
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A tutorial on printing
Beware, this web site will not be overflowing with images and colors. It is about the technicalities of printing technology. Interesting anyway. A tutorial on printing.
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How long will your ink jet prints last?
Today, inkjet printers are everywhere outputing photo images. Yesterday, silver-based prints were known for their good permanence (lasting up to a century). But is it the same for the latest inkjet prints? Henry wilhelm (of Wilhelm Imaging Research) is really the expert in evaluating this. The web site contains links to consumer-level articles (e.g. PDF…
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Color laser printer (archives)
If you are interested in getting news I published previously (mostly in 2005) about color laser printers, just have a look at the original page.