----- Original Message ----- From: "Boris Liberman" Subject: Re: Kodak marketing B&W film w/movie
> Hi! > > I demand a one-third of my brain back Mr Robb <grin>. Well, actually I > did not know it was so bad a film storage-wise. > > Let me ask you then what is the storage life of regular Kodak Gold or > Fuji Superia 100 and 400 films? I have some very nice photos of my > lovely daughter and I want them to last some good chunk of time... I don't have my copy of Wilhelm's book in front of me, I am afraid it is packed away, probably right beside the focussing screen I promised to send to Dr. Williams when I get moved back into my house. Not that I put a lot of faith in Wilhelm's methods, but it is the best we have. Anyway, I would think that properly processed (no mean feat on it's own) and stored (easy) Gold or Superia negaitves should last many decades. The problem I am seeing with older negatives isn't with visible fading, it's with dye incompatabilities between the older materials and the new. The film looks fine, but we still can't get it quite right. You earned that 1/3 back just for asking this question.<G>. William Robb
