Digital BW, The Print

Sounds like you had the "blue wool" pulled over your eyes. No one else to my knowledge has had the kind of results you have experienced.

Walt


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>From: lestihor [mailto:tihor@...]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 10:08 AM
>To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Digital BW] Here is a shocker!
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>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.
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>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. 
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>Les Tihor
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