DW paper is acceptable for HABS, well processed of course. Their reasoning
is that when you start putting thousands of DW prints into files/filing
cabinet etc., the paper thickness comes into play, taking up more storage
space. Given the quantities of prints they have and require from any given
location, one can see how this is an issue for HABS.
I've not seen any updates from them addressing this issue as I've not seen
any SW paper in a long time.
Eric Nelson
On 5/29/06, Jack Fulton <jefulton1@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> You are absolutely correct Bob . . I was 'spinning off' on a tangent
> there at the end
> but this last ten days have seen me photographic a nearby historic
> building, about
> to be razed, for record keeping. There are HABS (historic American
> Buildings Survey)
> standards to follow, which require single weight glossy silver-
> gelatin paper. There is
> zero of that in ANY store in the San Francisco Bay Area. It does not
> seem B&H in NYC
> has any as well. But, I'll find some . . it frankly completely
> surprised me though I've
> known of the recent shortage of production.
> Cheers
> Jack
>
>
> On May2006, at 4:00 AM, BOB KISS wrote:
>
> > DEAR JACK,
> > Ilford, Oriental Seagull, Kentmere, Bergger, and the eastern
> European
> > manufacturer (can't recall name) continue to make an excellent
> > range of
> > silver-gelatin papers...so there is neither a virtual nor real lack of
> > excellent options. Yes, there has been a loss of passion now but
> > it isn't
> > due to a lack of excellent photo paper. As a matter of fact, what has
> > survived are the best fine art silver-gelatin papers you could ever
> > get. I
> > haven't used Agfa or Kodak photo paper in two decades...they were
> > simply not
> > up to the standard of these manufacturers.
> > CHEERS!
> > BOB
>
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