Digital BW, The Print

The holy grail of archival properties is obvious.

I'm waiting for Epson to bring out a printer that uses materials suitable for 
etching platinum sheets with acid :-)

I suppose a printer that uses precision chisels to carve granite might also 
work.

On Tuesday 15 Jan 2002 11:47 pm, david_nancy_bogart wrote:
> I've just compared the price of a 16 oz bottle of Indelibles which
> is listed at $100, versus a 16 oz bottle of MIS Archival for $48.
> Does this mean the Indelible will last twice as long? Is the red
> twice as bright? Twice the gamut? Half the metamerism? Half
> the clogs? Will I be twice as happy? Somehow I don't think so.
>
> Am I missing something or is this another example of how
> desperately we are searching for the holy grail?
>
> David
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., SKID Photography
>
> <skid@b...> wrote:
> > Jerry,
> > It's all relative, but I suppose so.
> >
> > For more info on them:
> > http://www.mandmstudios.com/inkjet.html
> > or
> > Jim Robbins at All Square  (actjimrobbins@a...)
> >
> > Harvey Ferdschneider
> > partner, SKID Photography, NYC
> >
> > >  Hi Harvey,
> > >
> > > Are the indelibles those really pricy inks?
> > >
> > > Jerry
> > >
> > > SKID Photography wrote:
> > > > Jerry,
> > > > I know that feeling of going crazy and wanting to be done
>
> with it.  We have
>
> > > sort
> > >
> > > > of done the same thing in deciding to go with the
>
> Indelibles. (Before you
>
> > > > ask...We have not taken delivery of our Epson 7000 and
>
> therefore have not
>
> > > tried
> > >
> > > > the Indelibles on B&W images yet).
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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