Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark: Fade test show that the Fuji "C" prints out last the kodak 10 to 1 + or longer. In the studio portrait market the "C" print reigns supreme...... In the art market at the moment I hear a lot of folks doing the iris prints and some are getting like 20 grand + for some of the images in some of the better galleries. From what I've heard they don't last that long either. Cheers Wilber GFE tel. 803-469-2440 http://www.jeffcoatphotography.com Mark Rabiner wrote: > I think the value of a C print is still limited on the serious market because of > fading. No one beleives they are going to last despite what Kodak might say. > A Dye transfer would have the same value as a black and white because it is archival. > Same as a Ciba. I don't know if the Fuji direct positive color processes goes > for high sums in galleries I would think they would be valued the same as Ciba's > the archival properties are the same if not better. The issue may be Ciba (or > whatever they call it now) is still perceived as being at least as archival as > black and white and so can go for thousands. > These would be the issues serious color art photographers would be facing. > Mark Rabiner - --