Digital BW, The Print

The "collector issue" is paramount if your are selling your prints. 
The fact of the matter is that many people buy prints not only for 
enjoyment but also as an investment or they seek to assemble a 
collection that they can pass on to their families or some 
organization, etc. In this case, 40-50 years may not cut it.

Chris Hargens


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "David J. Bookbinder" 
<david_bookbinder@s...> wrote:
> And then of course there's the whole collector issue. To quote the 
final
> paragraph in an article on collecting B&W images in the latest 
issue of B&W
> magazine: "Collectors [of digital prints] should know about 
longevity and
> not be paying more than they should for something made recently. 
The only
> concerns I have are print permanence."
> 
> - David
> 
> ----Original Message----
> From: GLewis4457 [mailto:glewis4457@a...]
> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 1:00 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Carbon-pigment inkjet print life
> vs.Conventional VC/MG RC print life?
> 
> > Right, I'm 59 and I spend alot of time wondering what the flap is
> > about whether a print lasts 50 or 54 years or even 10 years.  One
> > thing about digital...you can do it again.