Re: Nasty Digital Surprise

"Carrigman" <carrigman@DEATHTO SPAMMERShotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I use a small Fuji A303 for snapshots and the like. At Christmas I
> photographed, while still relatively sober, a family group about to tuck
in
> to the turkey. I printed off a 10x8 on my HP Deskjet 990cxi on HP paper
and
> gave it to one of the group. Visiting her house today I was shocked to see
> that the photo had long since lost any semblance of its original colours.
I
> know all photos fade with time but the deterioration in just over six
months
> was astounding. In future I'll stick to film and conventional prints.
>
> Carrigman
>
>

Why not print onto photographic paper?

It is the ink and paper that's at fault and not the original media.

--
Dooey.




dooey

"dooey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Why not print onto photographic paper?
>
> It is the ink and paper that's at fault and not the original media.

Yup, most inkjet prints I've seen fade very quickly when constantly left out
in daylight. If you want something to last, really you should take your
digital images to a lab set up for it - or maybe try a colour laser. I used
to have a colour wax-transfer printer. That was cool, but expensive! Does
anyone make those things anymore?

Chris.