Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/30
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At 08:44 AM 10/30/00 -0500, you wrote:
>B. D., as someone who's been putting in long hours FB printing this past
>week, I've been following what you're saying. I don't want to be
>contentious, as I am actually quite ignorant about most printing processes,
>but my first concern is longevity: are the new digital prints as archival as
>the old wet prints?
>
>Cheers, Dave
Yes, with the right inks on the right papers; however, this is what Jon
Cone (developer of Piezography) says:
"I would contend that too much emphasis is put on longevity today. None of
the other art
disciplines are as concerned
with this topic as digital printmaking is. Even photography is
plagued by process such as the
most popular C-Print (Chromogenic) process which
chemically deteriorates even in
the dark. Even Cibachrome / Ilfachrome prints can not
keep up with certain inkjet inks
and media. Watercolors are prone to fading as are
pastels. More emphasis should be
placed on educating the consumer on how to care for
works on paper. And you can
quote me on that".
Jon Cone
Tina Manley, ASMP
http://www.tinamanley.com