Digital BW, The Print

On Tue, Aug 30, 2005 at 03:27:36PM -0700, Paul Roark wrote:
> 
> Frankly, if I was printing only glossy paper I'd put in PKN as well as
> replace the sepia with UT2-LM (light carbon).  This will give a better tone
> with the Epson driver and sliders.

Ok, I will give that a try.  I ordered the spongeless kit the other
day -- I'd been using cartridges til now.  Hopefully I can get MIS to
change my order if they haven't shipped it yet.

If you were printing matte, what, if anything, would you use to
replace sepia?

> > How are neutral 1280/UT2 prints on ISP likely to change over time?
> 
> I believe Ilford rates its glossy papers at 30 years.  They are acidic.

Are matte papers the only ones from any mfg with good archival qualities?

> In short, the inks will last much longer than the paper, which I assume will
> yellow.

I know that carbon-only is considered better for archival purposes
than anything else.  Paper aside for the moment, what do I lose by
printing neutral?  (If the cooling toners break down over time, then
I guess I end up with a carbon-only print after some number of years,
right?  That's not a bad trade-off.)

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 Ben Rosengart                                          ben@...
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