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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Lyson QuadBlack Toneable for 2100/2200

2004-07-06 by Ernst Dinkla

> Keep in mind that prints made on that paper are not water-resistant,
> but on the plus side, the paper coating is of the swellable polymer kind
> that protects the dyes better. I have no longevity data on this yet. Lyson
> dyes have had a solid reputation for stability and were the ones used
> in the original Iris bw prints (aka giclee). Don't know how they fare next
> to the current champs (PT, UC, UT). 

Antonis,

Lyson lost much of their Iris color print reputation when the 
same inks were used in Epsons and tested by Wilhelm. Whatever 
they tell you, check your prints in some fade proofs against 
similar prints made with UT quad sets.

Ernst

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