Digital BW, The Print

Paul Roark wrote:

> The Wilhelm report below is worth reading if for no other reason than to see
> him trash the Kodak fade test procedures.  

At the bottom of that R800 report Wilhelm also mentions that 
Agfa is now split up in 2 companies:

The German one (AgfaPhoto GMBH) is allowed to use the Agfa 
vignet + the name Agfa  for a transitional period and it will 
produce the analogue Color + B&W materials (+ run the labs 
etc) in the future, that company adapted the Kodak fade test 
criteria, so be warned about their fade figures for color 
photography.

The Belgian Agfa-Gevaert NV produces the inkjet papers and 
will continue to use the 450 lux etc ISO standard that Wilhelm 
also uses. The much more severe test. It also uses the Agfa 
vignet with the name Agfa. That company licenses the Agfa 
brand name + vignet to the German company for the time being.

I guess the German company fades before its papers hence the 
lower criteria they use.

http://www.wilhelm-research.com/epson/R800.html

All in all a confusing situation that will harm both companies 
+ the brand name Agfa.

Fade resistance of B&W, both digital and analogue is of 
another order but I guess the list members are not completely 
B&W devoted.

Ernst