Digital BW, The Print

So, to sum up, we might look forward to better results with pigment
inks, yes?

Look forward to you results.

Scott

Paul Roark wrote:

> Yes, Kirkland is not appropriate for dyes. On the other hand, it 
> appears to
> be among the very few glossy papers with acid-free paper inside, like the
> Epson premium papers. It does not appear to be a "cheap" paper in terms of
> it's manufacturing. I'll know more soon, as I have some Kirkland paper in
> the fader now.
>
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Steve
> > Bell
> > Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 2:24 PM
> > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Kirkland Paper Print Longevity?
> >
> > I suspect the Kirkland glossy paper isn't a swellable polymer type, so
> > will
> > fade with dye based inks.
> >
> > The 59 grey cartridge inks are dye, so need a swellable polymer 
> paper for
> > the claimed archival properties of the HP printer. I have framed 
> prints at
> > home, and 4 that have been part of a monochrome group exhibition 
> that has
> > been moving from library to library over the last year, all with no
> > fading.
> > They were printed on HP's recommended premium plus paper and Ilford
> > Galerie
> > Classic Pearl.
> >
> > As the MIS inks and Epson UC are pigment based, not dye, I wouldn't 
> expect
> > the fast fading quoted. How long it will last though, I've no idea.
> >
> > Steve Bell
> >
> >
> > On 12/8/05 10:51 pm, "Scott McLoughlin" <scott@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Below, this was a post from an HP user on the LUG. Wondering about
> > > whether this will apply to Kirkland Paper + MIS inks or the UC
> > > inks?
> > >
> > > Scott
> > > ------
> > >
> > > I've been printing B&W prints with Kirkland glossy paper from 
> Costco for
> > about
> > > six months now using a HP 7690 and their grey/black carts. There has
> > been a
> > > noticable fade towards yellow/green in the B&W images I have had 
> sitting
> > on a
> > > mantlepiece in our living room (no direct sunlight, prints unframed).
> > Similar
> > > prints on HP's top of the line glossy paper have had no fading at all
> > that I
> > > can see. As much as I hate to say it, the combination of ink and paper
> > really
> > > does matter. I would caution all of those expecting some sort of image
> > > stability from ink-jet prints to test carefully under display 
> conditions
> > > (particularly with the inks being as expensive as they are).
> >
> >
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