Which non Canon ink?

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Hi all,

Is there a non Canon ink that is just as fade resistant as the Canon ink, when
printing on the Photo Paper Pro which has an advertised print life of 25 years?
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PC Medic wrote:
> "BenOne©" <nosp@m.thanks.mate> wrote in message
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>>Hi all,
>>
>>Is there a non Canon ink that is just as fade resistant as the Canon ink,
>
> when
>
>>printing on the Photo Paper Pro which has an advertised print life of 25
>
> years?
>
>>--
>>Ben Thomas
>>Opinions, conclusions, and other information in this message that do not
>>relate to the official business of my firm shall be understood as neither
>>given nor endorsed by it.
>>
>
>
> When it comes to this subject (ink perminance) the best authority is
> probably Wilhelm Labs. You can find their web site at
> http://www.wilhelm-research.com/ and a good article here
> http://www.wilhelm-research.com/pd [...] 003_10.pdf about
> perminance (and how 3rd Party Inks) fall way short in this area.
> While some of the 3rd party inks may be acceptable, it is the old rule of
> you get what you pay for.

Thanks for the info. I didn't think there would be any long life non Canon inks.

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Ben Thomas
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