Digital BW, The Print

>> Do you know any customers, personally, who are disappointed because
>> _they_ saw fading of properly mounted and displayed inkjet prints?
>> What were they printed on, how were they printed, how were they
>> displayed.  I am still looking for something more than urban myth.  A
>> real customer who bought a real print, displayed it properly and then
>> said, hey, this looks like crap now ( or even this looks different now).
> 
> I believe there are two issues with what you say.  First is, we were told
> that there was NO fading in South window tests...  My experience shows
> differently that these inks DO fade.  Second, people who use these inks ARE
> afraid of "selling" (even giving away) their works for fear of fading, real
> of mere apprehension.

I think there may be a certain amount of confusion in this thread, and those
that sprang from it, because people aren't being specific about which inks
are being discussed. I'm guessing when Tina (who's work I admire, btw), says
hers don't fade I think she's speaking of the original PiezoBW inks, whereas
I think Austin is discussing the PiezoTones. Feel free to correct me as
necessary. The irony is that the PiezoTones were trumpeted to be more
archival than the original inks, which in three out of four ink positions
they are. However, because its K ink fades so much, so fast, the overall
print appearance suffers very strongly, very quickly, and no direct sun
light is required, at least in my experience. I should also add, that was my
experience on PhotoRag, while on EAM the longevity has been much better, so
YMMV.

Anyway, just thought it might be helpful if we specified exactly what inks
we mean when we discuss their fade.

Todd