Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OFF TOPIC? Longevity of inkjet prints
From: "Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>
Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 09:58:03 -0400

I am on my third reload done with a kit from these guys:
http://www.missupply.com/
They are pretty nice to deal with, the ink works ( I haven't tried the
archival, yet) and if you follow instructions, you don't get too much on
your fingers!
Dan
- -----Original Message-----
From: Steven L. Alexander <alexpix@worldnet.att.net>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Friday, May 14, 1999 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] OFF TOPIC? Longevity of inkjet prints


>> Kent,
>>
>> Prayer seems a good bet if you are so inclined. On a serious note,
current
>> inkjet technology (of which the Epson Photo is an example) is considered
>> far from archival, with the life expectancy of a print being a couple of
>>
>There are now available both inks and papers for the inkjet printers with
70
>year life spans. These products have almost the same archival quality as
>silver prints. Luminos, I think that is one. There are inkjet email lists
>like the LUG, without the#@%&***&@, that discuss the topic...sorry I do not
>have the URL handy.
>
>Steven