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Re: [Digital BW] print sales - longevity claims?

2001-12-19 by Julian Thomas

Whenever I'm asked I always say better than colour and not as good as
selenium toned silver.

Julian
----- Original Message -----
From: "frankg_photo" <frank@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 2:24 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] print sales - longevity claims?


> when you sell your "carbon pigment" prints (MIS or Piez), what claims
> can you safely make regarding the archival issue.
>
> How long can you safely claim the print's integrity under 'normal"
> hanging conditions in a home environment (which I'd say is a fair mix
> of ambient(uv) & artificial (mostly tungsten) light.
>
> Dark storage, pollutant free, humidity controlled environments are,
> of course, a little different.
>
> I realise this would be specific depending on which paper has been
> used; but I'm just looking for some guidance- or a ballpark range.
>
> thanks
> frank
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