Digital BW, The Print

Thanks for pointing me to these old posts. I see that they found 
strong fading and metamerism on the papers they used. It may be the 
ceramic coating on the Pictorico paper, but I don't see the fading 
and there is no metamerism. I did experience strong metamerism with 
Nanochrome on Fujifilm Premium Glossy paper, but that was solved by 
reducing ink density by 8%. It may be that type of paper is very 
critical with Nanochrome.

As a disclaimer, my tests are not rigorously scientific and were 
done with only one type of paper. Please accept that I am only 
sharing my personal experience and suggesting that I am very pleased 
with Nanochrome on Pictorico Gallery Glossy paper from my Epson 2200 
printer.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Carl Schofield 
<scho@...> wrote:
>
> Look here:
> http://tinyurl.com/mozlh
> 
> On May 16, 2006, at 4:08 PM, lestihor wrote:
> 
> > A few weeks ago I posted a test that I was carrying out with two
> > full prints taped in a window in full sunlight. Both prints were 
on
> > Pictorico Gallery Glossy paper and printed on my Epson 2200. One 
was
> > printed with Epson OEM ink using all colours and the other with
> > Nanochrome ink, also with all colours. Both had portions blocked 
off
> > by thick black paper in order to make any fading more obvious. Up
> > until the end of week three, last Thursday, there was no visible
> > fading in either print. However, when I checked them today, the
> > print with Epson OEM ink showed quite noticeable fading. The
> > Nanochrome print showed no sign of fading at all. I know this 
flies
> > in the face of all we believe about pigment vs dye inks. But 
maybe
> > the Nanochrome dye ink encapsuled in resin is more resistant to
> > fading than we thought.
> >
> > I must say that I have no axe to grind here and no connection
> > whatsoever with either manufacturer or distributor. This is as 
much
> > a surprise to me as it may be to others. Has anyone else tested
> > Nanochrome inks for fading? I would appreciate input from others 
who
> > know of test results.
> >
> > Les Tihor
>