Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

Thanks a lot for your answer, as I'm using HPR I think I can stay 
with approx 70.

>Hans,
>
>>  what shall I answer my customers about the permanence.
>>...I print with Epson 1290, MIS VM on Hahnemuehle PhotoRag.
>>Any idea? 50+? 100+?
>
>My best guess is that 50+ is safe.
>
>Recall, of course, that these ratings are years of predicted display in
>rather specific conditions.  The good news is that in photo albums, properly
>stored, these pigmented inksets probably are truly archival.
>
>The UC neutral prints are rated at 100+, and they are clearly superior to
>the current VM inkset in my fade testing.  The old MIS archival color inks
>were limited by the first generation yellow, which RIT rated at 49 years (if
>memory serves me).  The VM inkset is better than this old yellow.  So, I'd
>guess it's in the 70 year range (with good paper).




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