Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The digital age we are in is going to turn out to be the golden age for black and white image making. Not that opposite as its widely assumed. It was brought to my attention that there never was a darkroom paper that was 100% rag. We might break our piggy banks and dull our cutting blades mounting our latest show on museum board but the darkroom prints themselves had wood fiber in them so in the frame would be the first to go. Its nice to know the mats will stay clear far longer. Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 12:00:58 -0700 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica MM and M9 Comparison > > > I just printed a 100% carbon pigment print on Arches watercolor paper > for one of my customers. It's not totally neutral either, but I know > there are no color dyes or pigments in it, and I know it will look > virtually the same many years from now. In fact, the major change > will be that the Arches paper will bleach a bit from light exposure. > With carbon pigments the paper is the weak link, but Arches is as good > as it gets -- better, I believe, than the wet darkroom prints & > papers. > > Paul > www.PaulRoark.com