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[Digital BW] Re: Epson Enhanced Matte & Wilhelm

2003-08-23 by garethlock4472

Where do the Ultratone inks lie in all of this with regard to 
permanence, Paul?

Gareth

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> This is the Wilhelm page that has the new 110 year dark storage 
estimate for
> EEM (and others):
> 
> http://www.wilhelm-research.com/ep9600%20print%20permanence.html
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com
> _____________________________________
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sanaka [mailto:pompousdwarf@y...]
> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 4:56 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Epson Enhanced Matte & Wilhelm
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> > Did you notice that Wilhelm is now (July 25, 2003 posting) saying
> EEM with
> > B&W UC pigment printing is good for >150 years of display (with or
> without
> > UV protection) and 110 years of dark storage?
> 
> Could you post links to these Wilhelm statements? The only Wilhelm
> EEM/pigmented ink things I've seen say 'in testing...'
> 
> I'm a digiprint newbie whose only really tried EEM and Museo. I'm
> really curious as to the (relative) archivalness of EEM, because 
it's
> so cheap and so far gives me way sharper, nicer images than Museo.
> 
> BTW thanks Paul for all your work with the MIS inksets and PS 
curves.
> For now I'm doing B&W with black only ala Clayton Jones, but am
> considering getting a dedicated hextone 1280 next time I've got $700
> laying around :-)
> 
> Peace,
> Sanaka
> 
> 
> >
> > Recall that he'd previously said there would be yellowing in 30
> years with
> > EAM.
> >
> > I noticed a change in EEM/EAM about the time Wilhelm made the 30
> year
> > yellowing statement, and I guessed the remark had caused Epson to
> address
> > that disastrous statement.  Now the cynic in me wonders whether 
the
> paper
> > formula really changed enough to hold off yellowing for 110 years
> or ...
> > something else changed.
> >
> > Paul
> > http://www.PaulRoark.com
> 
> 
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