Digital BW, The Print

Steve,

Now you're getting beyond my limited knowledge. I can tell you from my
own experience that cheapo gloss papers that I've tried tend to come
out wet. I think they just do not absorb the amount of ink the printer
puts down for the equivalent paper type selected. The suspect the
vibrance you talk about may simply be a result of a thicker surface
layer of ink, and I'd wonder about its fragility, aside from the usual
questions about cheap paper.

I can also tell you that MIS sells cartridges for the R220 containing
color pigment inks (but no profiles).

I gather that in the past, broadly speaking, the choice was vibrant
color dye vs more muted but long-lasting pigment, but apparently the
newest pigment inks and printers have sufficiently caught up in
brilliance.

Bob

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Dewing"
<dewing19@...> wrote:
> Bob, you mentioned that the Epson inks for this printer were
> dye-based. Any idea on the longevity? As a test yesterday I tried out
> some generic paper (I think it was PrintWorx?) in the 5x7 size. The
> prints came out so wet but when they dried I couldn't believe how rich
> the colors were. I wanna sell the prints as is....but don't know how
> long they will last. I'll try to Epson 5x7 and I'm guessing I'll get
> the most longevity with their paper??
> 
> I was using an Epson Stylus Photo 825. Is that dye or pigment?
> 
> Thanks again.
> 
> Steve
>