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My question to you would simply be: Why buy an expensive fine art paper if high print quality over extended time durations is not one of the requirements? Wouldn't a less expensive paper suffice?
cheers,
Mark
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The cost of the paper isn't an issue as I often blow through a box of paper tweaking one print. I just like the weight, color, and texture of its surface so I prefer to use it. It profiled out quite well with Cone's dye with the i1 PhotoPro 2 also which is sort of why the question was posed.
Personally, I don't care if it lasts 2-4 years since I will undoubtedly will get tired of looking at it by then and take it down and replace it with another (Not a lot of wall space here.). I tend to print for competitions and judging which isn't that distant for them to fade. Often I think longevity is sort of overblown for many who print daily and rotate pieces and not pursue gallery sales. Plus, I can tear it up after that ordeal too if the print bombs with the judge.
However, I did get a response from Museo on that paper this AM. Yes, it can be used with dye ink, but it was the longevity issue for much as you stated. The sidebar was "
It is not to be used with solvent-based inks." I don't who makes those, maybe Cone's K7 or MIS B&W inks are solvent based? Seemed odd they mentioned that solvent thing as I believe some printers use those inks on that paper.
SG