Re: [Leica] Film is Archival (long reply)

[tripspud <tripspud@transbay.net>]

Hi George!

      That's an excellent point, and perhaps more
archival inks and papers at less cost will be digital's
final hit!  Realisicly, it seems that those drum scanners
are top quality output.  So the quality and even the
archival issues are nearly there for digital, or at
least face the same issue as analog printing with
the paper stock, mounting, storage, etc.  Committing
digital files to hardcopy solves a lot.  That's why
books didn't die with computers evolving.

Cheers,

Rich Lahrson
Berkeley, California
tripspud@transbay.net


George Lottermoser wrote:

> tripspud@transbay.net (tripspud)6/20/03
>
> > You are of course 100% correct on this.  The tragedy
> >is that nothing could be or can be done about it to somehow
> >reverse the digital tide.  You feel like Tom Hanks in "The
> >Castaway" fighting the tide.
>
> Well, one thing you can do is get your significant digital capture work printed on to fine paper, using the best inks or processes available and stick them in that cool dry place you keep your other valuable papers and films.
>
> Fond regards,
>
> G e o r g e   L o t t e r m o s e r,    imagist

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