The big difference is that the negatives will probably not deteriorate over
the short haul before the RC prints so you can always make new RC prints.
The same argument people have given to me regarding scanned files and
non-archival inkjet prints. However, unlike the inkjet prints the RC prints
tend to last for at least 5-10 years unless you really screw up in
processing them because unlike inks for inkjets they still utilize silver
for B&W rather than dyes. This may not be the case for those chromogenic
B7W negatives that are printed on color based papers in the one-hour labs
where the printing process uses little to no silver in the paper emulsions.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rob Geraghty
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 7:27 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: filmscanners: RE: Film Scanners and what they see.
Laurie Solomon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am surprised you did not know that [RC prints] were not as archival
> as fiber based prints and that you are surprised by this. However, I
> bet you knew it all along and are just pulling out legs. :-)
Yeah, I knew that only the archival reliability of FB was well understood.
I have also read claims that current generation RC properly stabilised
will last a lot longer than was previously thought. Wilhelm may be proving
otherwise.
Still, I'm unlikely to be able to go to FB for the same reason I use a
scanner
and inkjet - cost and convenience.
Rob
