Steve Shapiro (sgshiya@redshift.com)
Fri, 16 Apr 1999 21:15:31 -0700
Additionally, there is a question regarding the longevity of color negs and
expecially the T-Max CN 400 also a C-41 processed negativ.
Any input on this?
S. Shapiro
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Knoppow <dickburk@ix.netcom.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 1999 5:58 PM
Subject: Re:
> At 04:42 PM 4/16/99 -0700, you wrote:
> >Are RC paper photograms accepted by galleries and Museums?
> >
> >Does anyone know if, as the book "Photography in Focus" claims, RC
> >paper is NOW as long lasting at fiber based paper?
> >
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> The longevity of RC prints is the subject of some controversy. There are
> a couple of good papers about the problems on the web page of Thom Bell
at:
> http://members.aol.com/thombx19/home.html
> Thom is with Kodak's
> professional customer service department.
> Evidently, most of the trouble was caused by oxidation of the Titanium
> Dioxide contained in the polyethylene layer just beneith the emulsion. A
> scavenger is added to current papers to avoid this problem.
> In general, there are a lot of conflicting statements in the literature
> about the requirements for long life of silver-gelatin prints and
> negatives. :-(
> ----
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles,Ca.
> dickburk@ix.netcom.com
>
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