[Leica] Kodak and "digital"

[george at imagist.com (George Lottermoser)]

Not sure if we've decided if "digital" is a proper word or not.

Anyway - Regarding Kodak and Printers and Papers and Inks et al.
Encad is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kodak. We're talking large format 
inkjet with "photo-quality prints at speeds of 220 square feet per hour. 
Making it the fastest printer in its class. Quality. Productivity. 
Reliability." So they say.

The above from Digital Graphics magazine, August 04 - a Buyers Guide 
edition, wherein you'll see names like: Agfa, Durst, Eastman Kodak, Canon 
(in the 54"-72" wide category), getting into huge roll feed and flat bed 
(rigid material handling) inkjet printers running 24/7. So our little old 
film, paper and enlarger buddies are out banging heads with 3M, Roland, 
Mutoh, Seiko, Scitex, Xerox (epson doesn't even have an ad). 

Measure up the square feet of urban ad, and exhibit propaganda throughout 
the world and compare it to the 4"x6" prints rolling out of your one hour 
photo mart and/or your hour and half of printing from your 13x19 2200. Which 
paper/ink market would you like to take a cut of?

We live in interesting times.

Fond regards,

G e o r g e   L o t t e r m o s e r,    imagist?

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