Digital BW, The Print

> Here's the site:
> 
> http://www.tssphoto.com/sp/dg/news/archive/IJN_09-28-01.html

I snatched the below from the site and it scares me. At least Epson is
willing to admit when a paper is better suited to a dye or pigment ink, but
as many inks are hybrids which contain both, and most manufacturers don't
tell you what type of ink their coatings are geared toward, it's virtually
impossible to match paper to ink if you cross brands. I hate it.

Todd


ARCHIVAL MATTE is NOT recommended for DYE-BASED INK, i.e. the 1270/1280 ink!
As you know, Epson's "Archival Matte" paper was introduced in April 2000
with the Epson 2000P, and was given their highest longevity rating of over
200 years. Because the paper was rated so highly with pigmented inks, and
because it produced slightly richer blacks than the Epson Matte Paper Heavy
Weight (not to mention its slightly heavier weight than the MPHW), many
1270/1280 users have turned to this paper as one of their favorites.
Unfortunately, Archival Matte's coating chemistry is not suitable for the
dye-based 1270/1280 inks, and will give you less longevity (maybe only 10
years) than Epson's MPHW, which is rated about 25 years. Paul Lukacs,
Epson's Assistant Product Manager of Pro Media & Supplies, sited this as
another example of how inks and papers must be carefully matched and tested,
and one cannot just assume that one paper will work well with another inkset
just because it tested well with one.