Digital BW, The Print

Hi,

I am new to this group. I am an amateur photographer living in NorthWales,
working in medium format, and scanning and printing both color and
monochrome on inkjet printers.

I have been using Piezography inks for about a year but I now want to
replace them as they tend to be rather warm on my usual papers and show
marked metamerism. Since I am not interested in toning as such but would
like some ability to control the warmth/coolness of a monochrome print, VM
looks to be a logical alternative. Several questions come to mind:
1. Can VM be expected to have an indoor display life of around 50 years or
more when used with suitable media?
2. Does aging alter the tone of prints made with VM?
3. Is there marked metamerism? I use long-life, high efficiency fluorescent
lighting at home and this emphasises metamerism.
4. Does the choice of paper have a marked effect on the achieved tone?

Thanks,

Tim
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Tim Mimpriss