Re: Nasty Digital Surprise

"Carrigman" <carrigman@DEATHTO SPAMMERShotmail.com> wrote in message
news:beck2j$se5$(E-Mail Removed)...
> 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
>

My sensible answer...I just bought a HP 5550 and it specifically states that
you need to buy specialist inks for decent photo printing. Reading the
small print I find that the difference between the specialist and normal
inks is the stated longevity of the print.

Normal inks, it seems, just don't last.

David




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