Digital BW, The Print

On Saturday, Oct 23, 2004, at 11:52 US/Pacific, 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Now, I know this combination is certainly not archival and that 
> metamerism would be a factor if the print was displayed under various 
> light sources, but consider this... How long would one of these prints 
> last, framed under glass, in a typical room in your house with 
> indirect daylight and/or tungsten illumination? What if it were 
> sprayed with the Premier spray? This wouldn't be a combination that 
> I'd sell or give to a friend, but for your own personal use/viewing, 
> what's the harm? I remember reading on this forum that Paul was 
> surprised by his prints on Epson Photo Paper with the UT-2 inkset. 
> What do you gals/guys think? Am I crazy?
>
> Alan Huntley


Alan,

I've got on my wall a b&w print on Epson Photo Paper that I did using 
my Stylus Photo EX when it was new (only lasted about 18 months before 
dying!). I managed to get a pretty neutral print after making some 
adjustment curves for it.

I believe that Wilhelm rated this paper/ink combo for <6months before 
fading.

It's still looks good in it's frame, and doesn't show any obvious color 
shift. It's got to be over 5 years old.

All my other prints from that printer, framed behind glass look good 
too, but it's harder to see color shift in color photographs.

I'm thinking of going back to dye inks now for quadtones, at least for 
non archival displays.

So Alan, you are not crazy!

-bruce