[Leica] Inkjet Print Life

[lists at heninger.org (Wade Heninger)]

I went to the "Where are we with digital printing" seminar at PhotoPlus
yesterday.  A bunch of photogs and the Whilhem guy talked specifically about
this.

I was depressing beyond belief.  For several reasons:

1. manufacturers have not standards to really measure print permanence and
no way to compare against each other.

2. manufacturers are just making crap up and using all manner of marketing
magic to make people believe that inks/papers will last when they just wont
(especially cheapo third party brands like Staples etc)  Some just lie, some
twist and manipulate methodology to get numbers they like.

3. When talking about BW the gobbldygook you have to go thru is still
convoluted and annoying, making good old fiber prints seem like the easy
road out.  Rip, ink, obscure settings, on and don't for get this and this
and this.  Ugh.

In short, unless you know what you are doing, spend lots of money to encase
the stuff properly, its a crap shoot still.

Sad.


On 10/20/05 6:36 PM, "Jim Christie" <jim.christie@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> 
> I have a friend who has been told that her Canon i9900 prints will not 
> have a
> quality life beyond 2 or 3 years and she is so upset she is thinking about
> buying a new printer. I told her that I didn't think she should be so 
> worried
> and that I thought the quality life of an inkjet photograph had more to do
> with the ink and paper used.
> 
>  
> 
> In fact, I think that if she were to use the high quality Canon recommended
> paper along with her normal canon replacement inks that her prints should 
> have
> a life approximately equal to other printers of equal value. Thus, I would
> think that, if her prints are under glass, they should have a life of at 
> least
> 50 or more years. Can any of you help me with this issue?
> 
>  
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
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