Fading test of some Canon OEM and Image Specialists inks

[The Hat]

When it comes to Canon inks, you’ll get far better stability and fade resistance with OEM inks but you must use OEM paper also to get the full benefits, but as we all know that’s a King’s ransom.

Your next bet is to shop around or check out what 3rd party inks most of us Canon users are using, but from there you’re on your own regarding papers.

It all Depends on how much you want to spend on paper, so your best bet is to get samples of the many good quality photo papers around, visit a couple of websites and see if that site will sell you a few sample packs.

When you have accumulated several different types of photo paper, print the same photo twice on each of them and leave one lot of the test prints out somewhere to get some exposure to UV and ozone, a bright and sunny kitchen is a good place to start, no need to use any bigger than A6 or A5 size. (Keep the rest in a box)

After 6 to 8 weeks you will see which of these test sheets have fared better than all the rest, then you’ll know that this paper is best suited to the inks your using.

Is there a shorter way than this, well yes there is, get yourself a pigment printer and print away to your hearts content on any photo paper you like, and never worry about fading again, and you can use 3rd pigments inks with confidence...

P.S. A test print that’s done by yourself is the best way of knowing how well your prints will stand up to the prevailing environmental conditions..

 

[Flying Scotsman]

@The Hat thanks again for your advice I will be using Canon and ilford glossy paper and was planning to use octoinkjet ink in my ip8750 do you have any recommendations or will this be as good as I can get
Thanks again

 

[The Hat]

@Flying Scotsman, that sounds like as good a combination as your likely to get, and so long as you don’t expose your prints to direct sunshine, they should last for many a year, at the end of that time you’ll have the pleasure of re-printing the most treasured ones, bring you more pleasure all over again.

P.S. keep your eye out for a discounted Maxify...

 

[Flying Scotsman]

@The Hat can you recommend the best maxify to get

Thanks

 

[The Hat]

@The Hat can you recommend the best maxify to get
Thanks

That would depend on your needs, some have two paper cassettes, bigger LED screens, bigger cartridges, two-sided document feeders and can print from a USB stick, phones, Wi-Fi, USB and network cable, I got the mid-range one, MB5155 and am very happy with it, they are very fast and simple to use. (Prices vary greatly)

 

[Flying Scotsman]

@The Hat I would be looking for the model that best suited to photographers and produces the best quality images

 

[The Hat]

@The Hat I would be looking for the model that best suited to photographers and produces the best quality images

Well the Maxify can print lovely photos but the quality may not be up to professional standards, because it only prints with four inks...