From: Joachim (joachim@microdsi.net)
Date: 02/11/01-03:33:41 PM Z
That piezo prints may turn brown is not commonly spoken about, especially
after such a brief storage. Can you elaborate on any conditions that may
have been operative at the time of your observations? Joachim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: KEMAL DELIC [mailto:deli@swipnet.se]
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 3:48 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Lightfast or archival?
>
>
> Many of the list friends are concerned about stability of inkjet
> prints and
> try
> to find the best combinations of papers and inks. Also, many companies
> are advertising their inks and papers as more or less "archival". We hang
> our
> prints on the wall and think, because the inks are pigmented or archival,
> the
> image shouldnīt fade very much. I think this is a misconception.
>
> Archival means good resistance to fading in dark.
> Lightfast means good resistance to fading in light.
>
> So, by torturing the prints in strong light may or may not prove that the
> inks
> are archival. Many of us heard about Kodachromes from forties which didnīt
> change very much. My Kodachrome slides from 1963 are in mint condition.
> I kept them in the dark and I donīt think I projected them more than 20
> times.
> My Ektachromes from 1970 changed a little bit. I kept them in the
> same files
> together with the Kodachromes. Kodak recommended Ektachromes for
> projection because they were more lightfast, but less archival then
> Kodachromes.
>
> My Piezo prints I printed eight months ago turned brown in dark.
> Can we call
> that archival?
>
> I red on Winsor & Newton site the following:
>
> Q: Whatīs the difference between a dye and a pigment?
>
> ".....There's been a common misconception the all pigments are
> lightfast and
> dyes are not. Not so. Lightfastness has little or nothing to do
> with whether
> or
> not a compound works as a dye or as a pigment .... "
> Copy and paste:
> www.winsornewton.com/Main/Sitesections/technicalqaUS.html#q6
>
> I have seen beautyful color inkjet prints in professional photo shop. They
> were
> printed with dye inks. Thatīs the way I would like to go for my color
> printing,
> great gamut and no cloggs. As amateur photographer I donīt need
> to print for
> harsh display condition and if some of my prints find the way to
> the museum,
> they know there how to handle them.
>
> I want the inks with longevity of Kodachrome dyes or Dye Transfer dyes.
> Do Ilford inks (Archiva, XG) have the same qualities or they are better?
>
> Best,
>
> Kemal, Sweden
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