Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]srlondon wrote: <snip> >In terms of my own personal experience with fading, I printed two photos >on regular document paper when I purchased my first inkjet printer (a HP, >which while fast, had banding problems when printing photos) three years >ago. These prints were literally tacked on the front of a refrigerator. >While the color print seems somewhat less vibrant than the original print >was, it is not noticably so (nobody looks at the print and says "oooh... >that's faded"). The black print appears as it did originally, if possibly >the blacks are somewhat less dense. I would like to pick up some of the >UV print coater and see if it makes a marked difference in the longevity >of these prints. > Reinforcing this point, surely no-one is going to claim that every image they print is worthy of archiving. There are horses for courses. 1) If you want to archive, then both Cibachrome and digital routes are available. 2) For less permanent prints, the ink-jet route is perfectly satisfactory, and indeed permanence will probably improve by leaps and bounds as ink technology advances. 3) There is also a point about publishing on the Web, as many of us do. No-one would claim that a compressed JPEG is going to come anywhere near the quality of a Cibachrome or even a good high-end ink-jet print. Nevertheless, a striking image will still be striking despite the considerable loss of technical quality. It's a bit like listening to a great classical music performance on a small radio compared to a good hi-fi rig. The essence of the performance will still be there, and your ear (or in our case, your eye) will make the necessary compensation for the limitations of the medium. BTW, what's this UV spray and where do I get it? Sounds just the thing for Jim's 15mm and 19mm R lenses.....;-)) Slan Alex Alex Hurst Cork Florists 19 Winthrop St, Cork Republic of Ireland Tel: +353 21 270 907 Fax: +353 21 271 248 email: corkflor@iol.ie Website: http://www.flowerlink.com/corkflorists Home website: http://homepages.iol.ie/~corkflor/