Canon has a list of how long their dye prints should last, and those
numbers improved significantly a few years ago with a their new ink
formulation. Prints not in direct or reflected sunlight, behind glass,
etc., have very good longevity.
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Ken Norton wrote:
>> sorry mister, Chuck squished it a little with the whole pigment /dye
>> thing. :-(
>>
>
>
> What I do find fascinating, though, is my prints made on Ilford Gallerie
> Classic (IGC) are still showing no evidence of fading. They look like I
> just made them yesterday.
>
> Oh, and those are unprotected.
>
> For high quality prints with long-term stability, pigment is the way to go,
> but it isn't the exclusive way to go. Dye does work when you can seal it
> off from the air which the IGC paper does.
>
> AG
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