Re: Nasty Digital Surprise

Firstly the 990cxi is an excellent printer - I have its big brother the
1220c which prints A3 size. However these are not true photo printers
because they only use three colours. The Epson Photo Stylus printer range
can use six colours (depending on the model). Also for non fading you should
use specialist archive inks - llok at www.lyson.com for their range of
archival and fine-art inks. They also do specila ranges of inks (shades of
gray) for B/W printing.

Even with the HP 990cxi you will find that the paper you print on makes a
big difference. Try Tetenal Special Glossy 264gsm paper - I find it
excellent.

Hope this helps

Stuart


"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
>
>




Stuart