From: Sandy King (sanking@clemson.edu)
Date: 08/28/03-10:45:46 PM Z
I agree with Larry that longevity predictions can only be predicted
based on certain ink and media combinations.
That said, I will comment on longevity of digital negatives on
Pictorico made on the Epson 2000P. I started printing on Pictorico
with the 2000P almost two years ago and have quite a number of
negatives that are that old, and a bunch more that are six months to
a year old. Some of these negatives have been used many times to
print, with direct exposure to a strong UV light source for about 4-5
minutes each printing. As far as I am able to determine there has
been very little if any fading of the negatives.
It should be noted for the record, however, that the permanence
suggested by Epson for the 2000P pigments is quite a bit higher than
what is suggested for the 2200, or for that matter higher than what I
have seen suggested by any of the third-party vendors such as MIS,
Inkjet Mall, etc.
Sandy
>Julian,
>
>All bets are off for longevity predictions except with specific ink
>and paper combinations that the manufacturer spec's, and then these
>should be taken with a grain of salt. I think you'll even see the
>color of your pictorico neg's shift a bit after uv exposure if you
>look.
>
>The 2200 is reported to be the best yet for inkjet negatives, but I
>wouldnt bet on anything being archival.
>
>I'm very curious about your experience with the Lyson inks. It's
>something I've intended to try but havn't had the time. I've long
>held the belief that quadtone gray inks would do the best job for
>inkjet negatives. You would not have colors shifting from dark to
>light as happens on unprofiled pictorico OHP when using all the
>color inks, and you would be using all the inkjet nozzles to make
>your image unlike with the single color solutions. But this is all
>conjecture on my part, and I've seen some great images using all the
>above methods.
>
>Please let us know how the Lyson works out if you persue it.
>
>Larry
>
>
>Julian Smart wrote:
>
>>Hello All,
>>
>>for the past two years I have been producing my gum negatives on Pictorico
>>film.
>>Prior to April this year I was printing on an Epson 1290, using standard
>>Epson cartridges. I recently had cause to examine some of my negs. and found
>>them to be faded beyond use. There is a marked colour shift towards the red
>>and a corresponding density decrease, making them now unuseable.
>>
>>I have since changed over to (but not yet tested) Lyson Quad(hex?) black
>>inks. I hope these will be a little more stable and will give me a smoother,
>>more delicate neg than the Epson inks .
>>
>>I would be interested to hear of anyone else's experiences with this film,
>>particularly if anyone has returned to reprint a neg after several months
>>and produced a different result because of a faded neg.
>>
>>I now have a 2100 (2200 in the States) but have yet to make any negs on this
>>as my gum printing season runs from September. Might I expect similar
>>results or will the pigment inks be naturally more archival on this
>>substrate?
>>
>>Many thanks in advance,
>>
>>Julian.
>>
>>
>>
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