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Re: [Digital BW] Photo Rag longevity versus EHM with Epson dye inks?

2002-07-14 by Sam A. McCandless

Did you try them also on Museo Bill? I'm wondering whether the 
blotchiness Paul was bothered by with the VM quad tones is also a 
problem with the pigmented color ink sets?

Thanks.

Sam


>Jerry,
>
>this isn't quite on your topic of Epson dye inks, but I can tell you
>that I am stoked by the results of using Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 and
>the MIS Archival pigment inks with the substitution of extended
>yellow in their standard color inkset.  Blacks are wonderful, colors
>match the screen...This combination I use for my fine art printing.
>Your right, it is expensive, however I expect that it is easily in
>excess of 100 years under glass on the wall with no direct sunlight.
>The EHM is fine for the everyday snapshots to friends printing...and
>much more cost effective...and I might add should last as long as
>conventional color prints.
>
>I got the curves for the ink/paper combo by using my EyeOne Spectro.
>
>Bill
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