Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 15, 2004, at 10:47 AM, B D Colen wrote: > Emanuel wrote... > "For me, that's reason enough to cry out for archival > processes and to continue to reject the ephemeral > nature of this "digitally abbreviated world." > > ---- > That would make sense, Emanuel, were it not true that a cheap printer > like the > HP7690 can produce black and white prints with a guaranteed life-span > of, I > believe, 118 years I'm pretty sure the carbon ink based piezography prints will outlast all of us and the paper will rot out from underneath the ink, before the fades. Dye based ink is a whole different game, I suppose time will tell. > - which is longer than traditional black and white > processes. Huh? I've seen prints in museums that are more than 100 years old. Looked fine to me... feli ________________________________________________________ feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com