Digital BW, The Print

Hello Tom,

>I just receintly got a sp4000. Now I'm considering turning my 2200
>into a greyscale printer by installing the sundance septone system.
>Has anyone here had experience with this system? If so do you have
>some opinions and experience you would like to share?

Last summer I received several sample Septone prints directly from
Sundance people.  I put one of them on my window sill as part of an
ongoing test with various ink/paper combinations.  The Septone print
began fading and color shifting at 125 days and increased over time. 
My conclusion is that the black ink contains some dye.  Unless they
have changed their ink, this appears not to be a good archival
solution.

Here's a scan of the test strip.  The dark strip down the middle was
covered with a piece of matt board:

 http://www.cjcom.net/files/septoneTest.jpg



Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm