Digital BW, The Print

Thursday, August 29, 2002, 10:02:09 PM, Martin Wesley wrote:

MW> Carl,

MW> John Paul Caponigro gave the following values in his review of the
MW> Ultrachrome in the Sept./Oct. issue of Photo Techniques:

MW> Preliminary Henry Wilhelm "longevity ratings" in 7-color mode:

MW> Premium Glossy Photo Paper - 90+ years
MW> Somerset Velvet for Epson - 80+ years
MW> Premium Luster Photo Paper - 50+ years
MW> Premium Semimatte Photo Paper - 40+ years
MW> Enhanced Matte Paper - 30+ years

MW> I gather the "+" signs indicate that testing is still in progress.


I thought in general Glossy papers were less "archival" than the Matte
papers?  Seems opposite here though.

Best regards,
 Richard  

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