New paper(atten: Jerry Olson and all)

["John Nollendorfs" <sinar1@binary.net>]

> Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 19:26:56 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Michael Greer <mgreer942@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: New paper(atten: Jerry Olson and all)
> 
> - --- Jerry Olson <jerryols@badlands.nodak.edu> wrote:
> > 
> > >> Jerry,
> > >> I'm in your camp; these papers are far and away too expensive.At $5-6
> > per sheet
> > >> of paper, plus ink costs, it's flat unaffordable; you can't sell
prints
> > >> to customers at high enough prices to justify this.
> > >> 
> > >> Peter Stewart
> > 
> > You are SO right! 
> 
> I'm sorry Jerry, but Peter is not right. One can make money paying $5-$6
per
> 17x22 inch sheet. 
> 
> > Even if I was wealthy, It would be hard to pay that
> > much, because they aren't worth it. They are overpriced. 
BIG SNIP
 We'll probably never agree on this,
> but I think the cost issue you raise over an additional $3-$4 per sheet is
> legitimate, but certainly not significant. If in fact there are other
papers
> that provide all of the same qualities has the more expensive paper, then
we'd
> be fools for paying the additional sum. But it has not been proven to my
> satisfaction that other less expensive papers do match all for the
qualities of
> the more expensive papers.

I think you all miss the point! Who says these new papers are really 20-30
years with these inks???

They certainly have not come off Wilhelms tests have they?

If these new papers do indeed come with a "warranty" and proof, then I think
you are right Mike, they would be worth it.

But in the present state of affairs, there is no proof!

John Nollendorfs
JN Photography
Lincoln, NE
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