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[Digital BW] Re: Kirkland Paper Print Longevity?

2005-08-14 by scott_now_coming

Paul, 

Thanks for the reply.

Here is the Kodak Professional paper I used:

http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/papers/inkjet/mai
n.jhtml;jsessionid=Q0OZPZZ4LSKVXFW4FBCXWEMW1YUEQ4L4?
id=0.1.18.16.5&lc=en&_requestid=11666


It's for pigment or dye inks and is instant dry.

Look on their website, you should be able to get a free sample.

This paper just hit the market recently. I see B&H carries it. I'm 
not sure who else does at this time.

Scott


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Scott,
> 
>  
> > Which Kodak paper did you use: Premium or Professional?
> 
> It was the latest Kodak paper as of 3/04 that was said by Kodak to 
be a
> "breakthrough."  They were marketing is under the name "Ultima 
Picture
> Paper," "ColorLast" version.  The inks were the HP 7660 B&W inks.  
They were
> printed by a third party.  My interest was that Kodak was claiming 
something
> like 100 years even without framing.  It turns out, of course, that 
Kodak
> simply re-defined how much light a print would get in "100 years" of
> display.  Nonetheless, it appears to be a good "swellable polymer" 
type of
> paper.
> 
> > 
> > By the way, I was using Epson inks in the R800, fwiw.
> 
> The Kodak paper I used was specifically for dyes.  My attempts to 
print
> pigments on these swellable emulsions has resulted in prints that 
take a
> very long time to dry.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com 
>

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