Hi Paul you would see first differences after a year if the photo is exposed to direct sunlight.
http://www.wilhelm-research.com/pdf/is_t/WIR_ISTpaper_1995_05_HW.pdf I could show you samples of a recent test in German CT computer magazine with different inks/papers. As said before, your (expensive) Epson series was the only one that lasted sufficient among other ink printer brands printouts exposed to UV light. (with pictures for the real visual oriented guys here) But I will be glad to meet some of you in 50 years again if I still can reach and handle the keyboard then... saluti Markus >>- >> >>I think we should compare durability as well. Let's all agree to >>meet here again in fifty years. That's the only way we'll get a >>true read on durability. >>Paul >> >> >>> Hi Rob >>> I think we should not only compare the quality at print time but the >>> durability of the print as well. >>> I think lasers will be a lot better there but have not seen a >>fair test yet. >>> The inkjet prints where horrible with the exception of the >>expensive Epson >>> model the colors faded very quickly >>> under UV light. >>> >>> What I saw with the laser prints maybe depending on using the >>wrong coating >>> of the paper was crumbling of the toner, >>> especially the red. >>> >>> To Shel: >>> >>> If you do read between the lines, tests can be useful..... if >>you combine >>> them with user reviews the better. >>> That's why I have to read computer magazines every day as part >>of my work. >>> Making your own tests is nice, >>> I'm really interested to see your results. >>> >>> >>> greetings >>> Markus >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >>These days an personal ink based printer may reduce turn-around >>> >>time but it >>> >>would definitely cost me more money. The pigment ink prints from >>> >>2100 or 7600 >>> >>have a wider gamut than prints from a D Lab or Frontier. However >>> >>it's not that >>> >>pronounced if the image is well prepared as the differences are >>> >>primarily in >>> >>saturation not the range of hues they can reproduce. >>> > >>> >>> Rob Studdert >>> >>> >> >>
