Digital BW, The Print

Peter,

When I started with BO printing on a 1290 (I now own a 2100), I used 
the standard black ink (T007)on Epson Photo Paper (semi gloss) and 
fine art papers. Tonal range and blacks where beautiful, no bronzing. 
But leave the prints for one month on your desk and they turn 
brownisch. Direct sunlight will do the job in a week. Prints on the 
wall behind glass and away from direct sunlight will last one year 
but also turn brownisch. So the archival quality is very low. But 
prints that where stored in a dark space, are still unchanged (+/- 4 
years now).

I switched to Eboni and fine art papers

Regards, Rene

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Peter A. Klein" 
<pklein@2...> wrote:
> Has anyone used the Epson 1280's standard black (dye based) ink for 
> BO printing?  What are your results, and is there any information 
> available about fading time and bronzing?  Will either fading or 
> bronzing be reduced by spraying the prints?
> 
> I ran out of Eboni before placing my order for a couple of UT2 
> cartridge sets.  So the head would not dry out, I stuck a spare 
Epson 
> black cartridge in.  They just for the heck of it, I decided to 
make 
> a few BO prints.
> 
> They were beautiful.  And, the tonal range was very close to what I 
> get with UT inks.  When I print BO with Eboni, I find that I have 
to 
> adjust the curve a bit, as it comes out too light.
> 
> The one major problem is bronzing in all-black areas.  Also, I 
don't 
> know how long the prints will last.
> 
> --Peter