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Re: [Digital BW] Best method for printing b&w.

2002-01-11 by Todd Flashner

on 1/11/02 3:23 PM, mkravit wrote:

> Anyway, the 1270 dyes were very problematic. They faded and turned
> all sorts of colors.
> 
> The newest dyes in the 1280, (7000/9000 just released dye only) and
> the 10000 all have the 26 year dyes. The black did not fade in my
> tests. The black is their most stable color from what I have heard.

Mike,

Are you saying the new dyes they are releasing for the 7000/9000 are the
same as or different than the dyes for the 1270? I'm wondering if Epson ever
came up with a fix for the 1270's cyan dye that was very susceptible to
rapid fading when exposed to ozone.

Todd

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