Digital BW, The Print

Hi Carl, Thanks for the Info,

I have tested the MIS variable tones in a south window using paul's curves for 2 months, and saw no changes
at all. I used the cool curve. The epson Archival paper will begin to turn a very slight cream color after
2 months, but the inks don't fade or shift. I figure that 2 months in a sunny window is good enough for me!
What paper do you usually use for your more expensive prints?

Jerry

>
> I have never tested a more archival color process than the MIS inks on rag paper.  I have never had a
> carbo print to place in the window but I will tell you that a coupler print or a cibachrome can not
> compare to the color longevity of the MIS on Somerset enhanced or concord rag. I use the old
> comparison test method of hanging prints in a southern window with a match print in the dark and
> compare them weekly. It is a simple but effective comparison test. We also are doing a delta e shift
> test but that requires a longer test period.
>
> As for hextone- The hextone inks from MIS are basically the black Archival ink in various dilutions.
> The best longevity combination we have found is on concord rag. Current testing is favorable and I
> would welcome a comparison to silver print longevity. I would venture that the shift would not be as
> noticable on hextones as color as the red(magenta) ink fades first...about two months in the south
> window makes a slight shift to cyan (VERY SLIGHT). has any one tested the MIS hextones along with a
> silver print. If you like Send me 2  test silver prints  archivally prepared (can be step wedges)  with
> full tonal range. I will prepare a MIS hextone and test them all together. If you do the test yourself
> please let me know the results.
>
> Best Wishes
> Carl Corey
> www.galleryprint.com