Digital BW, The Print

On 7/13/02 2:40 PM, "Jerry Olson" <jerryolson@...> wrote:

> What do you think of the Photo rag for epson 1280 color inks?  I'm
> looking for a really nice paper that will last at least as long as the
> 26 years claimed by epson for their 1280 color inkset. I have run fade
> tests with this ink, south window, etc, and it doesn't fade at all to
> the eye, even after 2 months in the sun. So it should really be good for
> 26 years under glass, I would think. Anyway, at the low prices I sell
> for, I'm not going to worry about it, as I don't sell a lot of color.
> The Recommended Epson heavyweight matte is not nearly heavy enough for me.

To the best of my knowledge no other matte paper has lasted 25 Wihelm years
with the 1270/1280 inks...Heavyweight Matte is your only option for a
"certified" longevity in this range.  I would just print some color targets
on a couple of different papers and put them in window with a heavy weight
matte print.  I think that Archival Matte gets 10 years with the dyes...so
you could use that as another calibration point for your fade test.

Robert