Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/31

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Preserving prints and transparancies
From: Doug Herr <71247.3542@compuserve.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 00:06:59 -0500
 
On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, John Hudson wrote:

<SNIP>
>Can anyone offer me any advice on the type[s] of film, paper, processing,
>storage conditions, etc, etc so as to ensure as far as possible that the
>photos and / or transparancies suffer the least amount of degredation over
>the years.
>
>Thanks
>
>John Hudson

John,

In a word, Kodachrome.  25, 64, 200 - it doesn't matter.  I have some that
are 30 years old, stored under careless conditions, that still look as good
as the day I got 'em back from the lab.

Doug Herr
Sacramento