Digital BW, The Print

Hi Sam!

How's it going? The Ektacolor Edge 8 is a silver based media but that 
is about all I know about it. There is a nice table of revised 
Wilhelm data at:

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,50663,pg,2,00.asp

Martin

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Sam A. McCandless" 
<samcc@v...> wrote:
> Martin's citation of 60 Wilhelm years for Fuji's Crystal Archive is 
> consistent with Wilhelm's web site's current (9/1) update.
> 
> Some version of MediaStreet's Generations, I'm not sure which, is 
> however, now at 75 and counting, and presumably short of 100, 
Wilhelm 
> years on Royal Plush.
> 
> Ektacolor Edge 8 is at 22 Wilhelm years; is that silver?
> 
> Sam
> 
> 
> >Harvey,
> >
> >You are correct. I was thinking of Ilfochrome but I guess that has
> >fallen as a silver color standard.
> >
> >Martin
> >
> >--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., SKID Photography
> ><skid@b...> wrote:
> > > Martin Wesley wrote:
> > >
> > > > For those of you who have been printing B&W or monochrome 
prints
> > > > using Epson color inks and Epson papers, Epson has released 
their
> >new
> > > > ColorLife paper. It is rated by Wilhelm (He's sort of back.) 
at
> > > > around 25 years which is equivalent to the best silver based 
color
> > > > had had to offer.
> > >
> > > Not to be picky, but I thought that the Fuji Crystal Archive,
> >glossy (color paper, for printing from color
> > > negatives) was rated (by Wilhelm) for 75 to 100 years.
> > >
> > > Harvey Ferdschneider
> > > partner, SKID Photography, NYC