Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lee, All indications are that a properly fixed and washed B&W negative will last as long as the base. The early nitrate based film is probably gone now and some of the cellulose based stock will get eaten by creatures if not stored in a sealed environment. Current stocks should last a very long time in the proverbial dry, dark space. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 8/16/06, Lee England <Engl6914@cableone.net> wrote: > > Don Dory wrote: > > > Now, negatives (color) are a different issue. The dyes in negatives will > not > > last a half century unless you store them in the proverbial cool, dry, > dark, > > space. > > Don, > I'm under the impression black and white negatives, in my case HP5 Plus, > will last considerably longer than color negatives. Is that so, as far as > you know? Is there anything known about the longevity of B&W negatives? > I know that glass plate negatives taken in the 19th century here in > Natchez > have survived fine, even left out on a back porch with rain from > thunderstorms sometimes blowing on them. I don't know about the B&W > negatives on celluloid, but tend to think they would probably last the > same > as the glass plate negatives. > > Lee England > Natchez, Mississippi > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >