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Exceedingly fun article in the Nov/Dec 2002 issue of Photo Techniques by Mark Dubovoy on Carbon Pigment Prints. It might be available online in a couple of months. It's actually part 2, but the first part was about the history of the process (abstractly interesting). This part is about using Photoshop, a service bureau, and a lot of very cool sounding equipment and ingredients, all for results that are "beautiful, better than anything else available today, and the prints will last for many centuries without significant degradation".
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Sounds interesting. I wonder since it's pigment if they suffer the same metemerism problems Archival inks do. Something to look forward to though. Wonder what the cost of that will be. Probably pretty pricey at first.
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Very pricey, considering you need registration equipment, vacuum frames, and some really big trays
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In other words not for the novice printer with limited funds. Hey that just means they'll find a way to make it readily available the the average Joe Shmoe. I just have to wait 10 more years til that happens.
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There is a review on Luminous Landscape of the Epson C80 which has pigment inks. The reviewer says it doesnt suffer from metamorphism like the 2000 does. His guess was because it is a 4 color printer.Comment
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Hi Guys,
Well I went to the Mac World Expo at the Javits Center in NYC just to see the Epson 2200P in action. The Epson area was big and full of displays. Everybody was hanging around the 2200, and grabing prints off the tray before they hit. Lots of questions from all sorts of perspectives;...07-21-2002, 07:56 AM -
I have been printing my retouched photos on an Epson Stylus Photo 870 and have been very happy with the results. In fact people find it hard to believe that the prints are from an ink jet printer.
Then I began reading about the Epson Stylus Photo 2000P - its archival printing ability...12-09-2001, 01:46 PM -
Thanks for the wonderful review Kevin! It's nice to read a review from someone who has been using the 2200 for a while. The fact that you have had very little problem with clogged print heads is encouraging news.04-28-2003, 08:08 PM
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Anyone looked at this one?
From Wilhelm's site:
Interesting concept: it can take either 4 or 6 color cartridges.
Another reviewer was not impressed by the low volume of the cartridges though....02-12-2003, 11:29 PM -
Identifying the Albumin print with absolute certainty is, unfortunatly, a rather complicated process involving gross examination, microscopic examination, and various destructive tests only the safest of which will be described here. The need to absolutely and positively determine if a print is an Albumin...11-18-2001, 06:57 AM
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