Paul, >>>> No mistake. The FS-K appears to do better in the 100% patch than in midtones. Although I must confess I was a bit surprised myself that no warming at all occurred. I've come to the conclusion that the FS-K does have a bit of dye in it. ... >>>> Ah, this explains a lot of things. >>>> Some could read the tests as indicating that the Matte Black is tougher than the Archival Black. Frankly, I suspect the very slightly better performance of the Matte Black is an artifact of the testing. In better-controlled tests and the real world, I'd bet on the Archival Black. The fading and warming in these tests is not linear. So, what does best at first may not do better over the long haul. Also, any test that does not hold the humidity constant exaggerates longevity. >>>> Understood. Thanks very much for the report. This is really filling in a lot of blanks and I'm sure other readers are following along. Best Regards, Clayton
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[Digital BW] Re: Fade test of MIS & UC Matte Black & Archival Black
2002-12-26 by Clayton Jones <cj@cjcom.net>