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[OM] Re: How to obtain archival-quality prints

Subject: [OM] Re: How to obtain archival-quality prints
From: Andrew Dacey <frugal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:22:27 -0300

On Jul 24, 2006, at 7:51 PM, Brian Swale wrote:

> I had a conversation with a well-respected photographer in  
> Christchurch city,
> and he told me that the B&W papers available here now, mainly from  
> Kodak,
> have a guaranteed life of no more than 5 years. He said they have  
> built-in
> obsolescence. He added that to import archival papers would cost a  
> fortune.

I suspect he's referring to RC, not fibre, even still, if fixed and  
washed properly RC should last longer than that. However, I'm also a  
bit sceptical as to what he's saying as didn't Kodak drop all their  
B&W paper over a year ago?

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