On Monday, May 20, 2002, at 06:48 PM, William Robb wrote: > Batch to batch variations were pretty big, and they were always > trying new formulations of either emulsion or chemistry. The > technology of colour negative photography was still pretty > young.
When I was a newly-born baby, my father worked at Agfa Canada. If you want examples of how wildly variable the longevity of prints made in the early days of colour photography can be, one needs to look no further than my family's photo albums. While I was at Sheridan, with access to a 4x5 copy stand, I made a number of 4x5 duplicate negatives of images that have become almost unviewable since then. I agree with Bob about making pigment prints on rag paper. This isn't as costly or time-consuming as one might think: you can pick up an Epson 2000P fairly reasonably these days, and good rag papers are only a few dollars per sheet. Of course, if you farm the work out, it can get a little pricey. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
