Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Believe it or not, yes they are....Some of the paper and ink combinations available now are turning up longevity figures that are really rediculous....as in in excess of 100 years....and the Cone Piezography quadtone inks are honest-to-god water resistant.....I know because I spilled Diet Coke on my first print...and wiped it right off.... B. D. Dave Fisher wrote: > > From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Just a thought > > > Close....My point is that what collectors are collecting - on the whole - > is photography, work by noted photographers, NOT examples of printing > technology. As digital printing matures, and as it becomes the standard - > and it will - it will be just as collectible as "silver" > > prints are - because the collectible photographers will be printing > digitally... > > > > B. D. > > B. D., as someone who's been putting in long hours FB printing this past > week, I've been following what you're saying. I don't want to be > contentious, as I am actually quite ignorant about most printing processes, > but my first concern is longevity: are the new digital prints as archival as > the old wet prints? > > Cheers, Dave