[LargeFormat] Enlarging

dan largeformat@f32.net
Wed May 2 16:19:17 2001


Wilhelm has lost all credibility ... =20

Results were quite different in the real world... info is at
http://www.meyerweb.net/epson
Follow the list at EPSONx7x_Printers@yahoogroups.com for a while.

The printers Don mentions are the higher end units and not all that much
info is available on them. =20






Dang !  =A9=BF=A9=AC Near Seattle.

-----Original Message-----
From: On Behalf Of Verna Knapp


The 200 year figure was agreed to by Henry Wilhelm at Seybold
last September. I heard him. I don't know about the paper/ink
combination.=20

Verna


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Don Wilkes wrote:
>=20
> At 08:00 PM 5/1/01 -0700, Verna Knapp wrote:
> >The expert opinion that I heard was that the archival ink was good
> >for 200 years. Longer than any of the color processes we use for
> >enlarger printing.
>=20
> The last two issues of View Camera magazine have had articles by John
Paul
> Caponigro on digital printing, especially with Epson printers, mostly
the
> 2000, 7500, & 9500.  *Very* interesting stuff.  He seems wildly
> enthusiastic, and supports the view that these inks are very
long-lived.
> Personally, I still have some doubts, and will await more rigorous
testing
> from the likes of Henry Wilhelm [http://www.wilhelm-research.com/];
the
> last time I checked, he had some issues with the paper/ink
combination, but
> I don't recall the details.  I think his website is in a state of flux
at
> the moment...