Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Platinum & Gelatin Leica Prints (archival?)
From: ottmar-x@t-online.de (Keith Bingman)
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 10:05:31 +0100

Chuck Albertson wrote:

> What a gallery calls a "gelatin silver print" is just a plain old black &
> white print. A platinum print is also a black & white print, using platinum
> instead of silver in the emulsion. It does not necessarily mean the print
> has been toned for protection, though anyone selling prints for big bucks
> owes to the buyer to do so.
>
> Chuck Albertson
> Seattle, Wash.

Just remember that a platinum print that is properly made is one of the most
archival prints around. The limited factor is usually the paper you coat it on
(with platinum/palladium and most archival prints, you have to coat you own
paper.) For more info about it check out Bostick and Sullivan, purveyors of
all things platinum (www.bostick-sullivan.com)

Keith Bingman
Riedheim, Germany