Of course older Epson prints fade as well. I have some prints I made about six years ago on an Epson 1200. Those that were in storage appear to be okay. The one that has been framed and hung on a wall the entire time is badly faded.
I too have some cibachromes from the seventies that look brand new. Good stuff, but it took some really nasty chemistry to accomplish it. I hope I never smell that again :-). Paul > > On Dec 5, 2005, at 9:39 AM, Cotty wrote: > > >> With regard to Canon vs. Epson. Canon printers are great and super > >> fast. I currently use the iP5000 for general office printing and > >> non- > >> archival photo prints. However, Canon prints do fade. I just dug > >> some prints out of my files that I printed about four years ago on a > >> Canon. They have been dark stored in a filing cabinet. They are > >> very badly faded. > > > > Silly question dept, were you using Canon inks? I use the BCI6 inks > > and > > have not seen any fading in 2 years, either stored in folders or > > displayed. Maybe I should take one down and print again and > > compare.... > > > Yes. I only use printer manufacturer's inks. My inks are BCI6 as > well. The only prints I have that have never faded at all are some > Cibachromes I made in the 70s. I wish for inkjet prints with that > degree of permanence. > > Bob >
