Digital BW, The Print

I guess I'm extrapolating from the product description ("Excellent short
term stability for exacting proofing standard") to mean poor long term
stability. Do you believe this to be incorrect?

-Lew Schwartz


On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 5:15 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716@...> wrote:

> I'd love to be wrong about this. I'll check out what I've been reading.
> What sort of spray are you referring to?
>
> -Lew Schwartz
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> On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Ernst Dinkla <e.dinkla@...>wrote:
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>> On 05/06/2013 07:59 PM, Lew Schwartz wrote:
>> > I love this stuff: inexpensive, etc .... I make enlarged prints of just
>> > about anything I need to see close up & inspect for imperfections. When
>> > everything is the way I want, I make my final prints on archival paper.
>> I
>> > know it's not meant for permanent printing: yellows quickly, brittle,
>> etc...
>> >
>> > It's creating a problem, however. When family and friends see these
>> proofs,
>> > they may ask for 'quicky' prints in bulk. I don't want to give them the
>> > Proofing Paper, but they aren't asking for exhibition quality prints
>> > either. What can I use to keep everyone happy inexpensively?
>> >
>> > -Lew Schwartz
>>
>> Where did you observe/read that it yellows? I had window tests here for
>> months without a color shift. There is no OBA content in it either. It
>> has a very high white reflection and has a very wide gamut. The reason
>> why Epson quotes its wide gamut in the ads for x900 wide formats. Very
>> good reds and despite the OBA absence the blues are still good.
>>
>> The structural strength was not less either after the windows test if
>> some simple tearing tests are telling enough. If you add a protective
>> spray it could last a very long time. The only thing against it is that
>> there is no Aardenburg or Wilhelm test of that paper and in my case with
>> HP Z printers there is some gloss difference + bronzing.
>>
>> --
>> Met vriendelijke groet, Ernst Dinkla
>>
>> http://www.pigment-print.com/spectralplots/spectrumviz_1.htm
>> December 2012: 500+ inkjet media paper white spectral plots.
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