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The first question here is do the Chromalife 100 inks resist fading better than previous Canon photo printer inks? The answer is yes - On the best papers there is still some loss of density, but without the really obvious colour shift from the older inks. I’ve always considered Canon photo printers as glossy paper printers - If you want to print on matt papers you’d be better off with an Epson photo printer. However, as this is a relatively new inkset, I thought it was worth trying some matt papers. Unfortunately the results weren’t great in the first place and they all show far more fading than any glossy paper I tested, so I’d still say Canon printers are best as glossy photo printers.
It’s hard to choose the best paper here - results from Canon Photo Paper Pro, Ilford Galerie Smooth Glossy, Fuji Multijet Premium Glossy, Tetenal Satin Photo Paper and Fuji Multijet High Quality Satin are all very good in terms of fade resistance - which is good as this inkset seems to perform well with most glossy papers - not just Canon’s own range.
My own choice here is ilford Galerie Smooth Glossy which produces excellent prints in the first place and as with the Canon BCI-6 tests, it fades in a less obvious way. Canon Photo Paper Pro just loses out, because, although it resists colour change better with the Chromalife inks, it shows a more marked loss of subtle tones than the Ilford photo paper.
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