Digital BW, The Print

For those (like me) who would appreciate a wide format 1.5 pl printer, this article indicates we may have one available soon.  See http://manilastandardtoday.com/2013/02/13/epson-unveils-new-line-of-commercial-industrial-printers/

On the curious side, Epson has also come out with a new minilab printer that uses new "UltraChrome D6" *dyes*!  Whether these dyes are the same as its Claria & Noritsu dyes is, of course, an interesting question.  Why Epson would use its pigment trade name on this is also of interest. There are no fade test results relating to the UC dyes, but Epson is throwing out the term "archival" in some of its literature. However, Claria in dark storage has a Wilhelm rating of about 200 years, which by older standard would be considered "archival" (whatever that means).

Paul
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