Debrux@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Bruce,
>
> Thanks for the reply, I too am surprised there isn't more interest in the
> subject. This may be because most people don't realise their treasured
> mementoes have an even shorter lifespan than they do. The archivist of the
> Royal Photographic Society told me that even in optimum conditions (near
> freezing, moderate humidity, complete darkness) colour shift is inevitable
> after 30 years. This puts us at the beginning of the end of the life span of
> pictures taken during the great boom in colour photography. It must also have
> consequences for the important (and increasingly valuable) collections of
> photographs.
My TV/Radio guide (UK Radio Times) is now carrying an advert for
Fujicolor Crystal Archive paper which gives images guaranteed for 75
years. This is the first time I have seen this, and I assume you can
have archival prints from anyone's negatives.
<snip>
> PS is there an easy way of getting these little arrows (>) at the start of
> each line without typing them in individually?:^)
Well now this is way off topic, but my mail software (I'm using
Pegasus) does this automatically, and you can choose whether to have
> or : 0r - etc. I don't remember seeing any mail software that
didn't do this, but then I avoid anything Microsoft where I can. :-)
Regards,
--
Ian <IMS>
OM Tyro - please point my lens in the right direction.
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