Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm presently experimenting with various archival inks and papers. I'm using MIS in the 1200 right now and have gotten excellent results on Concord Rag, Somerset Satin Radiant White, Arches Hot Press. I'm messing about as we speak with MIS's GP206 Glossy Photo Paper--10 mils, which has a lovely weight and traditonal DW photo-paper 'feel.' It's not technically an 'archival' paper, but it is acid free, which the Epson OEM papers are not. The Somerset Photo Enhanced is supposed to ship from vendors later this week. I ordered it back in Oct.. Folk on the Epson-inkjet list seem pretty enthusiastic about this stuff. Generations ink is getting a lot of attention, as are the new Lysonic inks, which are appearing this winter (low gamut inks for quad-tone B&W). Many inks are already available for the Epson 3000 and Photo-Ex. I'm using a 700 and 1200. I've got a set of the B&W quads (MIS) for the 700, which I haven't loaded yet. These media are spectacularly promising, but I think that they'll require considerable experimentation fully to master. CHandos At 03:13 PM 11/9/1999 -0500, you wrote: >Pascal wrote: > > > > The main weakness of the digital system remains the short longevity of > > prints. I have put up a digital print on the refrigerator just to see how > > long it would take before you can start seeing differences. Now, that > > print is in a well-lit kitchen, but not in direct sunlight. It took me > > some 4 months after which the picture started to fade in a yellow-ish > > way. This mileage may vary when using different inks or under different > > lighting conditions. > >Lyson makes archival inks for the epson stylus 3000 as do several other >companies. Refer to CameraArts April/May 1999 and June/July 1999 issues for >some good articles on digital printing. I have not used Epson inks since I >got the stylus 3000. I believe that there are archival inks under >development or currently available for the lower end Epson printers. The >longevity of these inks matches that of traditional photographic prints. > >Debby Dion Chandos Michael Brown Assoc. Prof., History and American Studies College of William and Mary http://www.wm.edu/CAS/ASP/faculty/brown