On 6/10/04 11:11 pm, "Wilson Hennessy" wrote: > Hi all, > My name's Wilson Hennessy I am an assistant in London I am new to the prodig > subscription but following it with earnest. I work mainly with still life > and car photographers and have been working in and around London shooting > mostly with film and some digital photographers. > I am writing because currently I am trying to put together a folio of which > I have decided to print on forte paper. However having completed many prints > and left It for a week I have come back to discover that many have now > shifted to green/warmer tones in the midtones. Particularly greyscale images > My computer and printer are calibrated and I am printing on the Epson inks > in a 1290 printer. > Has anyone else had this problem can you suggest a solution. Is it an ink > paper instability problem? Do I need a new printer with a different ink > type? > Thanks in advance Wil
The inks in the 1290 are dye based, and will fade or change colour in time, this depending a lot on the paper used and display method. Swellable Polymer papers such as Epson's Color Life or Ilford Classic Gloss and Pearl will last a considerable time, as will prints on Epson Heavyweight Matt. I even have prints made with Epson Premium Glossy paper on my 1290 that are 2 years old showing no visible colour shift. Pigment based inks last lots longer, but don't have quite the same color gamut and most do not print well on glossy paper. Try a different paper for colour images, or switch to another ink/paper combination using Lysons Fotonic inks. You'll never get good B&W out of the Epson dye inks without a dedicated inkset. Permajets new Monochrome Pro look promising. Steve Bell =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
