Quite. I've got inkjet prints made on the first generation of home photo printers (mostly on my PhotoSmart, but a couple of comparison prints made on the Epson printer of the same vintage). While I don't go as far as to stick them in a UV chamber, or leave them outside exposed to the California sun, some of them have been hanging on my wall for the last seven years or so, and seem no more faded than the optical photographic prints hanging alongside them. The durability certainly seems good enough to me. And, of course, if they do eventully fade it's fairly easy for me to replace them.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] mused: > > 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 > > > > >
