Digital BW, The Print

pekozip93 wrote:

> fyi..Ive email moab on this, and another issue Ive heard...
> apparently (and cannot verify) but the yellow inks supposedly fade
> much more rapidly than do the other inks (which dont fade much at all)
> leaving a potential bluish cast eventually..
> This all takes me much be surprise

It shouldn't. There are a number of issues with using color inks to 
print B&W images. One of these issues is differential fading causing 
color shifts as some colors fade faster then others. Search the archives 
and you'll find discussions of this and numerous other topics about 
using color inks to print B&W images.

While the current crop of inks is pretty good about this, it's not 
immune. Most prints framed under a glazing will do OK. If your prints 
are just laying around without protection, then can pick up 
contamination from air and surfaces they touch which will vastly hasten 
their deterioration. Laying a print on top of a newspaper overnight can 
cause it to yellow within days for example. Storing unprotected prints 
in a wooden drawer can have a similar effect. I have no idea what this 
would do to the inks, but it can't be good.
--
Bruce Watson