Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 06:55 PM 5/9/02 -0700, you wrote: >I am interested in the archival quality for several >reasons. >1. I frame and hang quite a few photos. While I could >reprint and swap out the photos if they fade, I'd >rather not. >2. If I sell someone a photo, I'd like to know that it >would last approximately as long as a wet dark room >image. >3. Someone in my family may want some of these shots >after I am gone, and I'd like them to be able to do >that without reprinting. > >I had heard to expect at least a 70 year life out of >the Epson printers and materials. I'd like it to be >longer, but I'll take what I can get. > The Epsons with archival inks and archival paper are rated at over 100 years. It depends entirely on the inks and paper you choose, not the printer. The Epson materials are not as archival as some others. The Quad-Black Carbon pigment inks are the most archival, but the Generations Enhanced pigment inks are still rated at over 100 years. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com images available from: http://www.pdiphotos.com http://www.mira.com http://www.agpix.com http://www.newscom.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html