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silver vs ink

silver vs ink

2003-05-20 by jnhugo

along the same lines as digital vs film etc. i think it is important 
to note that regardless of which one is "better" silver or ink that 
there is almost no doubt that these are the last few years were we 
willl have the option one or the other. I have been struggling with 
digital printing of negatives shot over the last few decades with 
fairly good results-but I am in the process of renting a wet darkroom 
to keep printing silver. I think the materials will only be available 
for the next few years, for sure less than a decade.
A silver print vs ink print for better or worse is a different 
species, but a species that is going to be as hard to find ever again 
as a unicorn.

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