Re: Gelatin-Silver !?!?

Edward Meyers (aghalide@phantom.com)
Sun, 2 Jul 1995 21:58:23 -0400 (EDT)

On Mon, 3 Jul 1995 PallasP@aol.com wrote:

> Galleries basically like to use the silver-gelatin term because it
> distinguishes quickly between fiber and RC prints. My partner and I have a
> new gallery and we are surprised and even shocked when photographers want us
> to display their RC prints and sell their RC prints for hundreds of dollars.
>
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> However, I've checked around and have found some galleries that will sell
> RC's. Go figure.
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>
I'd like to clear up a simple point. RC prints are also
"Gelatin-Silver". The difference is that it is coated
on a plastic coated piece of paper, rather than a thicker
fiber paper, without the plastic (resin) coating. Ed Meyers