RE: [Leica] archives and scanners?

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

And...even if it weren't true that longevity has improved - and it
is...true - why worry about it. Once you've got the scan producing the print
you want on the paper you want, save it to a CD and if the print
deteriorates - push the button and you've got a new, identical print.
Worried about the longevity of the CD? So copy it every couple of years.
We're not talking big bucks here.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of sam
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 12:14 AM
> To: leica list
> Subject: [Leica] archives and scanners?
>
>
> re:
> <<The main weakness of the digital system remains the short
> longevity of
>
> prints. I have put up a digital print on the refrigerator just to see
> how
> long it would take before you can start seeing differences. Now, that
> print is in a well-lit kitchen, but not in direct sunlight. It took me
> some 4 months after which the picture started to fade in a yellow-ish
> way. This mileage may vary when using different inks or under
> different
> lighting conditions.>>
>
> To my knowledge, this is no longer even remotely true. I'm sure many
> others will confirm this. Current inks/papers are claiming
> (and testing)
>
> to loooong stability (100 years?). And with color profiles available,
> printing
> is truly "what you see is what you get."
>
> Sam
>
>