Digital BW, The Print

IMO, with 2880 printers and IP5 the quality has gotten 
good enough, that if anyone really wants or needs 
archival permanence, without giving up photoshop, there 
is the inkjet negative route for silver gelatin or hand 
coated noble metal prints.

Of course that puts you back in the darkroom again, but 
if you do it right exposures would be consistent from 
negative to negative, one grade of paper, contact prints.

Larry

Larry
> roger wrote:
> 
> >At this point I would be wary of making any firm statements of 
> permanence concerning ink jet produced prints beyond a simple 
> statement that current data suggests that there will be no fading 
> for at least XXX years under specified conditions. To some extent 
> that is even true of traditional silver halide prints since their 
> permanence is largely dependent upon proper archival processing.  I 
> have a friend with a couple of prints by Atget that are brown and 
> fading. He has been tempted to try and refix them but then decided 
> to leave well enough alone. The only claim  I ever made for silver 
> gelatin prints was they were archivally processed and mounted and 
> matted on acid free board.<
> 
> even the Masters paintings and prints were affected by these same things
> (see the entire email from roger)   ask any museum conservator!  so
> roger's suggestion is very wise    there are some things that no matter
> how hard we work or how loudly we scream, we have little final control
> over     that is life and as i see it, the beauty of it   lessons   and
> the "do-your-own-homework" messages     and have some joy as you do it
> or why do it?    please don't bump me off   jwp/jno
> 
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