I always love this discussion of "archival". If you are silly enough to leave a photograph in direct sunlight for years on end, you deserve to have it fade. There is quite a difference between diffused light & day light. I have a photograph I mounted on a piece of plywood for a "floating mount" back in the 70's. It's still very comparable to the chrome today. There is no varnish or poly coating over it, but it isn't kept in daylight. It will be interesting to see exactly what happens to these various types of inks on the various papers under differing conditions of pollution & humidity...
Besides in 50 years... I'll be dead... no refunds after artist is dead.. 8o) andy -----Original Message----- From: pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ??????? [mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ???????]On Behalf Of ellis CORY Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 1:07 PM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??????? Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Return of the King's Aragorn a Pinholer! From: "Kate Fancy way of saying "inkjet print"-hehehe No, ordinary inkjet will probably only last on display in daylight for about 10 years, archival pigment print is supposed to last for 80-100 years, hence the 'archival' note. I understand this was to rival silver prints, whic last longer any way. Hope this helps. Ellis Nice shots on this URL, but help needed: What is a "archival pigment print"??? Taco
