Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net> writes on 13 June 2000 at 13:47:55 -0400 > OK then, assuming I don't expose my Espon 1270 prints to direct sunlight, > how long can I expect them to survive without showing significant fading? > Could it possibly be 9 years for the Premium Glossy and 24-26 years for the > Heavyweight matte paper? Those are the Wilhelm accelerated testing results for those papers with the 1270, yes. That's the best data I have access to, so I'd say it's the way to bet. *Except* that there are enough reported cases of problems with that specific ink and paper just now as to suggest there's a manufacturing quality control problem, a sensitivity to some environmental pollutant, or *something* going on that makes the real world already visibly different from the laboratory. -- Photos: http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/ Minicon: http://www.mnstf.org/minicon Bookworms: http://ouroboros.demesne.com/ SF: http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b David Dyer-Bennet / Welcome to the future! / dd-b@dd-b.net - Please do not include an entire message in your response. Delete the excess. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.