Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "djon43" 
<djon43@...> wrote:
>
> Richard, if I didn't know you better I'd guess you were a smoker :-)
> 
> Damn. That's bad news. Maybe it IS environmental. On the other hand,
> maybe it's a batch issue, or has something to do with ambient light
> and UV. 
> 
> I've just compared 11X17 Kayenta, 3 and 6 months vintage, with 
> fresh-from-the-box Kayenta as well as 25 year old Agfa Brovira
> (silver) and year-plus old Moab Entrada White...  Brovira was my 
gold
> standard: this was processed "archivally" by an obsessed friend. 
It's
> less "bright" than these inkjets but its as neutral. My short
> experience with inkjet doesn't prove anything. 
> 
> I'll compare fresh Kayenta prints to all sorts of papers in recent 
two
> years of B&W print exchanges and report back. 
> 
> Kayenta's white may vary more than others according to the room 
light
> ...can be strikingly cold, even faintly blue/magenta sometimes. Not
> wonderful unless that's what one wants. It has noticable grainy
> texture...maybe that reflects the ambient lighting more than some?
> Most of my world is cold daylight, cold white walls etc. Maybe 
Kayenta
> would look warm in a warm-looking room with a lot of carpets and
> furniture?
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Richard
> Smallfield <r.smallfield@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > I just put a Kayenta print on my wall (the room is always shady) 
and
> to my horror, the one I put up on 1st Feb has gone about as yellow 
as
> Epson Velvet - showing yellowing very similar to Epson Enhanced 
Matte
> or Epson Heavyweight Matte.
> > 
> > I've stocked up on Kayenta, Sparrowhawk and ordered three rolls of
> PremierArt Premium Matte ... and have a sinking feeling that it was 
a
> false economy and I'll be back to using PhotoRag or similar.

Just a shot in the dark...do you have an air purifier that produces 
ozone? The most advertised product in the U.S. is supposed to produce 
vast amounts of the stuff.
> > 
> > Any experiences anyone?
> > 
> > thanks,
> > Richard
> > --
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> > http://warkworth.vze.com/ (Warkworth photo essay)
>