Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No substitute for black and white photographs, printed on fibre based paper and archivally washed. Regards Gareth - -----Original Message----- From: jahudson <jahudson@direct.ca> To: LIST - Leica <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Thursday, April 01, 1999 9:43 Subject: [Leica] Preserving prints and transparancies >When our first granchild arrives I am contemplating writing to him or her, >starting with the first birthday, and enclosing in the envelope some >newsclippings, photos, family history, etc, etc, etc from the year just >ended. This would continue as an annual event until age 21 or my earlier >demise. Come the child's 21st birthday he or she would open the first >envelope, on the 22nd birthday the second envelope would be opened, and so >on. The completed and sealed envelopes would be held in safe custody in a >bank box or lawyer's office. > >Can anyone offer me any advice on the type[s] of film, paper, processing, >storage conditions, etc, etc so as to ensure as far as possible that the >photos and / or transparancies suffer the least amount of degredation over >the years. > >Thanks > >John Hudson >