Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/16

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Subject: [Leica] Brian's Presentation - K3 inks
From: mark at whitedogs.co.uk (Mark Pope)
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:29:11 +0100
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What I don't understand is why these inks have a 'best before' date.  If 
the pigments are designed to last for many decades, then this doesn't 
make sense.  But then, even table salt has a best before date these days :-|




Mark Pope,
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On 16/08/2011 18:22, Robert Meier wrote:
> My Epson printer will make prints that will last 100 to 200 years
> without fading or loss of color with their K3 inks, according to
> independent tests.
>
> Would those prints, then, be the best and safest way to preserve images?
> That is, would they be better than any hard drive or C or any other
> electronic means?
>
>
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