Re: [APML] Printer Horror Story

[Larry McManus <lmcmanus@clearpointadv.com>]

Chis

I don't think it is your printer as much as the type of ink your using. They
should offer non fade archival ink. If your using that then it might be the
type of paper. I am using an HP1220C with Adobe Postscript 3 installed. I
print on Epson ColorLife Super B sheets and am very happy with this setup. I
have prints over a year and a half old and they look great. Hope that helps.
Larry McManus

on 6/22/03 8:04 PM, Chris Schur at cschur@cybertrails.com wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> As some of you may remember, I had posted some messages earlier in the year
> on how my Epson "archival" printer had all its astro prints fade or turn
> yellow after only six months.  Disgusted, we bought a Cannon 9000 series
> printer, thier version of a photo archival printer.  That was four months
> ago.  the prints started to turn brown after only two months on display, and
> after four months, were horrible.  Is there ANY printer out there under a
> grand that my astro images can be printed with and not fade away after only
> a few months?  We display them both on a wall where the only illumination is
> a north facing window and out of direct sunlight.  My album prints, sealed
> in plastic and in the dark faded out as well.  What is an astrophotograher
> to do???
> 
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
> 
> Chris Schur
> 
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