Digital BW, The Print

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> Wilhelm this.. and Wilhelm that.... Why does everyone refer to Wilhelm??
> His site has been constantly promising "new info on permanence". This
> has gone on  for almost 2 years...But he never delivers.
>

Partly because Wilhelm literally wrote the book on longevity and
preservation of photographic materials, one you will find on the bookshelf
of every museum conservator and photo archivist across the world.

So Wilhelm is (or at least was) "the man" in this field.

Now though...? the lure of too many big bucks from one manufacturer after
another when Inkjet printing suddenly took off? Taking on too many projects
as a result? Who knows why. But his current reputation certainly seems to
have taken a rather large dip in the last couple of years. Maybe someone
should point this out to the bods at Epson, Canon etc. We view his testing
with scepticism now... Having it "Wilhelm Certified" doesn't necessarily
mean what it once did.

tim