Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The closest this comes to industry standards is that John Wilhelm's testing is, in terms of print life, considered the Gold Standard. Is it accurate? I don't know. But then what is? -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Slobodan Dimitrov Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 8:44 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Media Life--NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART Ratings where there aren't any industry standards to begin with. Something's not right here. S. Dimitrov On Jan 9, 2005, at 5:33 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: > That's fine, Frank, except that the HP 7960's bw prints are rated at > something line 118 years - longer than a standard bw print. ;-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf > Of Frank Filippone > Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 8:25 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: RE: [Leica] Media Life--NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART > > > I had heard many years ago, that the US government stored their > software > code of most importance on....... > > B+W photo paper as printed ( wet darkroom) out 1's and 0's. The gist > B+of > the conversation was that Photo paper was the only item they knew at > that time to have longevity of 100 years plus, and could prove it. > > So the message for all of you out there with those there digital image > thingies..... print out your images onto B+W archival photo paper if > you want to keep those images almost forever. > > I knew there was an advantage to my wet darkroom!!! > > Frank Filippone, spent the day in the darkroom.... 3 new images made. > red735i@earthlink.net > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Slobodan Dimitrov Photography _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information