Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]lee, we do a fair amount of testing for archival standards. at this time, a good rag like epson ultrasmooth or a hanamuhle rag in combination with k3 inksets and proper archival protection (the print needs to be in its own air space with a good uv shield or kept in an archival box)will give you or your heirs at least 100 years. henry wilhelm regularly tests many papers and rates their archivability. john woolf, at the museum of fine arts in boston, is the best source for hands on practical useage and archival knowledge when it comes to rag. he's a photographer there, but also one of the best digital printers in the world. the high end paper companies are covetous of his and wilhelm's advice. the guy who develped a fair amount of the current archival wide format paper for epson, swears by premier ultrasmooth paper (unbelievable dmax-exceeds hanamuhle rag) in combination with k3 ink. crystal archive seems to last as long as any c material for laser printing and machine processing. my early prints on crystal archive are without loss of color after many years. fuji frontier machines are fairly common and not expensive. digital material is very good these days. there is no reason not to partake. your ephemera will last at least as long as your grandparent's images did. rgds, lennie falcon ___________________________________________________________ $0 Web Hosting with up to 200MB web space, 1000 MB Transfer 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. Signup at www.doteasy.com