A3 inkjet printers and archival permanence

Hi all

I have been asked to produce some portraits and I'm also looking at selling
some of my prints. I'm currently using an Epson Stylus Color 900 which is
nearly 5 years old (ancient!) and only does A4. So I am looking to upgrade
to a good quality photo printer that can handle A3. Does anyone have any
recommendations?

Also I have seen threads on this group about the archival permanence of inks
but none recently. What is the current situation? Can one assume that all
good photographic printers are now likely to use inks that have some
stability? If someone is hanging one of my pics on their wall I don't want
them coming back to me after a year with a severely faded image asking for a
reprint.

Thanks,
Dave Henson.

 

Hi Dave

Two words: Epson 2200

Happy imaging ...

stan

 

Hello,
I bought an Epson 1290 A3 Printer, photo quality, it is Brilliant,
I can't remember but I think I got it from embay about £40 cheaper,
you can get A3 paper from choice stationery,
but as for Archival quality, I guess you would be better off sticking to the
original Epson paper and inks,
I try to save money, but if it was for something I was going to sell, then
it would have to be the best
Gea

 

The 1290 inks aren't well rated for archival purposes. Lyson inks may
well bv better in this regard, and they have very good colour
saturation.

http://www.lyson.com/Technical Support/mrestableframe.html

For long term stability the Epson pigment inks of the 2200 are a
better bet.

Andrew.

 

It seems that the 2200 is not available in the UK. I have had a look at the
2100 - does anyone have any opinions on this?

Cheers,
Dave.