Re: Epson Colorlife paper is reuseable, has good blacks.

[Julian Vrieslander <julianv@mindspring.com>]

PhotoRoy6@aol.com wrote:

>To test the water sensitivity of the paper after drying it for 24 hours I 
>washed it in cold water. Ink poured off. I then used some hot water and all 
>the remaining ink came off. So if you don't like your output wash it away. Of 
>course one might also be washing away a valuable layer of the paper too. When 
>it dries I will make another print.

At the NY MacWorld Expo, I chatted with one of the Epson people about 
this new paper.  She told me that it has a gelatin layer which is 
supposed to capture the ink, thereby providing some protection against 
the atmospheric reactions implicated in the "orange fade" phenomenon.

Washing a print with water might damage or remove this gelatin coating.  
But I guess we will have to wait for reports from users.

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Julian Vrieslander <mailto:julianv@mindspring.com>

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