Digital BW, The Print

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From: Paul Roark [mailto:paul.roark@...] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 4:56 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] comparison hue of piezotone selen - UT-FSN


Andreas,

With respect to UT v. PT fade, in my 2/03 300 hour test the PT-S 50% patch
dropped 0.01 density unit, the UT1 with the neutral curve was unchanged.
Both were on Photo Rag.

With the latest UT formula after 600 hours the UT1
neutral actually increased slightly in density, which is typical of the UT
carbon-tone prints, but is the first neutral print I've ever measured to
exhibit this.  

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I wish to dispute all fade testing procedures as being totally irrelevant.
No one will know how much fade a particular ink set will actually exhibit
after 50, 100 or 150 years until that actual time has passed and density
reading are taken on an actual hung print - as if anyone really would bother
anyway. Well I suppose the old curvemeister might if he managed to survive
that long.

Artificial attempts to simulate the passing of real time can only be
guestimates at best and totally misleading at worst.

Further I would suggest that any fade that actually occurs after the
aforementioned period would be largely irrelevant to a would-be buyer.

Twice a year I attend collectors print shows in London and although the
condition of a print can matter to some, as far as I can see, old prints
still sell whatever their condition and indeed an aged photographic image
has a charm all of it's own and a pristine Julia Margaret Cameron would not
be so subjectively interesting as a pleasantly faded masterpiece by self
same AMATEUR photographer.

I would further wish to express the opinion that the more a print fades the
better, unless of course one would wish to see a world thigh deep in acid
free rag - like the corn to an elephants thigh

If anyone really wishes to keep a print in pristine nick then refrain from
placing same on wall but rather lock away said masterpiece in vacuum vault
where it will remain forever taking up space and contributing nothing.

Rather like my posts really - don't you think?

Richard - all replies to be sent in a plain brown faded envelope and posted
to my email address above.....now watch in amazement while I slowly fade
away - over the next 100 years of course.




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