Printing

Pictures printed on Photo Glossy paper with most of today's ink jet printers will not last as long as color photographs. A few of the newer printers coming out (such as the Epson printers below) will create longer lasting pictures when printed on an archival quality paper (such as Epson's Heavyweight Matte paper).

• Epson 870, 1270


• 6-color inks
• lightfast inks
• approximately 25 years on EPSON Matte Paper-Heavyweight
• approximately 6-7 years on EPSON Photo Paper


• Epson 2000


• 6-color inks
• MicroCrystal Encapsulation
• rated over 200 years on EPSON Matte Paper-Heavyweight
• rated over 140 years on EPSON Photo Paper


• Testing conducted by Wilhelm Imaging Research, http://www.wilhelm-research.com

Comments and suggestions should be sent to:
email: sturges@iastate.edu
phone: 515-294-6242.

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© 2001, Leroy D. Sturges
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