Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina Manley wrote: > > Paul - > > Ilford used to claim 200 years, but testing has proved that 25 years is > more like it. Looks like yours are right on time. > > Tina > > At 12:24 PM 3/6/01 -0800, you wrote: > >Some Cibachromes that I made in 1975 and gave to my parents are showing > >severe fading problems - hung in frames under glass out of sunlight. I > >don't know if the process has gotten more stable since then, or if I just > >screwed up. > > > >Paul > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com I may be wrong - God, No!! - but I would venture a guess that in spite of all the worries and discussion about the longevity of digital media, the current - and future - generation of "archival" inkjet color prints are going to far far outlast the traditional color photo prints. Which, of course, can set one to wondering about what all this worry about "archival" lifespan is really all about - could it simply be a way for the "traditionalists" to sew false doubts about the value of the new print technologies? ;-) B. D.