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Epson Clossy vs. Kodak Ultima paper
Office Depot was doing a closeout on Kodak Ultima Photo Paper. It
claims Brilliant color photos that last over 100 years with a disclaimer to see their web site. The web site makes some claim about being a swellable polymer plus paper. My favorite paper is Epson Glossy Photo Paper which is a micropourous paper. From what I have read the swellable polymer should give better life. I printed solid bands of C Y M and K at 23, 50, 75 and 100%. I printed with Canon Chromalife100 ink using an IP4200 and MIS ink using an IP5000. I let the samples dry for 24 hours. Initially all the colors looked good. The Kodak paper printed noticeably darker in all the colors. Which printer or ink used made little difference. First test was running hot water for 30 seconds. The Kodak with the canon ink lost all its ink. The Kodak with MIS ink left a magenta smudge. The Epson samples were visually unchanged. Next I soaked the samples in cold water for a half hour. The Kodak samples lost all the cyan and most of the yellow. The Kodak samples looked similar except that the solid black of MIS ink turned deep purple. The Epson samples were visually unchanged. Next I subjected samples to 2 hours of broad spectrum UV. Canon ink on Epson paper had a barely noticeable fade mostly in magenta. The Canon ink on Kodak paper had a fade and color shift that was 2 to 3 times more than the Epson paper. The MIS ink had a magenta fade about 20 times as much as the Canon ink with the Epson paper. The Kodak paper MIS ink did not fade as much as the Epson MIS, but significantly worse than Kodak paper with anon ink. My conclusion is Kodak paper is unacceptable because of poor moisture resistance. Kodak paper was more fade resistant with the MIS ink. In my mind the clear winner was Epson paper with Canon ink. MIS ink is fine for my less critical needs. |
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Epson Clossy vs. Kodak Ultima paper
george wrote:
(post snipped) George, you've got me really confused now. I have no idea what printers you used or which ink with what. Let's see: you printed with Canon ink in an Epson printer, and Epson ink in a Canon printer, right? MIS ink formulated for an Epson in the Canon, but MIS ink for the Canon also in the Canon. What? Richard |
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Epson Clossy vs. Kodak Ultima paper
Richard Steinfeld writes:
George, you've got me really confused now. I have no idea what printers you used or which ink with what. The post is clear, you need to re-read it. Let's see: you printed with Canon ink in an Epson printer, and Epson ink in a Canon printer, right? MIS ink formulated for an Epson in the Canon, but MIS ink for the Canon also in the Canon. No. No Epson printers were used anywhere in the post. Epson paper, yes. Epson printers, no. |
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Epson Clossy vs. Kodak Ultima paper
On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 14:45:34 -0700, Richard Steinfeld
wrote: george wrote: (post snipped) George, you've got me really confused now. I have no idea what printers you used or which ink with what. Let's see: you printed with Canon ink in an Epson printer, and Epson ink in a Canon printer, right? MIS ink formulated for an Epson in the Canon, but MIS ink for the Canon also in the Canon. What? Richard Sorry to confuse. Canon and MIS ink were used to print on Kodak and Epson paper with Canon printers. |
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Epson Clossy vs. Kodak Ultima paper
Greetings George,
Longevity of a print is affected by many variables- ozone, humidity, and light, to name a few. Print life will vary based on the printer/ink/media combination, as well as the storage conditions before and after printing. No testing was done for prints under water. It is suggested that you keep printed and unprinted paper at room temperature at relative humidities between 40% and 60%. Keep media protected. Unprinted media should remain boxed and printed media should be kept behind glass or in an album. As to the recent Colorlast technology, it is quite good and impressive. The Kodak web site clearly helps you understand the technology that is used in Kodak Inkjet paper. Rather than go into a long review, and if anyone is interested, please visit the following URL for a full understanding. The information should be read fully to grasp the full impact of the features of this now paper. http://www.kodak.com/go/colorlast Talk to you soon, George, Ron Baird "george" wrote in message ... Office Depot was doing a closeout on Kodak Ultima Photo Paper. It claims Brilliant color photos that last over 100 years with a disclaimer to see their web site. The web site makes some claim about being a swellable polymer plus paper. My favorite paper is Epson Glossy Photo Paper which is a micropourous paper. From what I have read the swellable polymer should give better life. I printed solid bands of C Y M and K at 23, 50, 75 and 100%. I printed with Canon Chromalife100 ink using an IP4200 and MIS ink using an IP5000. I let the samples dry for 24 hours. Initially all the colors looked good. The Kodak paper printed noticeably darker in all the colors. Which printer or ink used made little difference. First test was running hot water for 30 seconds. The Kodak with the canon ink lost all its ink. The Kodak with MIS ink left a magenta smudge. The Epson samples were visually unchanged. Next I soaked the samples in cold water for a half hour. The Kodak samples lost all the cyan and most of the yellow. The Kodak samples looked similar except that the solid black of MIS ink turned deep purple. The Epson samples were visually unchanged. Next I subjected samples to 2 hours of broad spectrum UV. Canon ink on Epson paper had a barely noticeable fade mostly in magenta. The Canon ink on Kodak paper had a fade and color shift that was 2 to 3 times more than the Epson paper. The MIS ink had a magenta fade about 20 times as much as the Canon ink with the Epson paper. The Kodak paper MIS ink did not fade as much as the Epson MIS, but significantly worse than Kodak paper with anon ink. My conclusion is Kodak paper is unacceptable because of poor moisture resistance. Kodak paper was more fade resistant with the MIS ink. In my mind the clear winner was Epson paper with Canon ink. MIS ink is fine for my less critical needs. |
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