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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OFF TOPIC? Longevity of inkjet prints
From: "John Poirier" <MJ.Patterson@nt.sympatico.ca>
Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 13:45:19 -0600

I think you can subscribe to the Epson printer list via www.leben.com.  Lots
of good info on longevity etc.
- -----Original Message-----
From: Dan Post <dwpost@email.msn.com>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Friday, May 14, 1999 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] OFF TOPIC? Longevity of inkjet prints


>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
>
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>>> 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
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