On 8/28/06, PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx <PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>In a message dated 8/27/2006 12:34:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, dd-b@xxxxxxxx writes: >On the other hand, even properly stored film degrades noticeably >within a human lifetime Some do and some don't. I got stuff my father shoot in Fuji during WWII which is in fine shape. Only have a dedicated 35mm scanner so I can't yet scan them as they are about 3.25 x 4.25 inch transparencies. B&W stuff my father shot is fine but some of the Ansco slide have faded into oblivion. I guess Kodak was better back then. How slides were processed and by whom makes a big difference to their longevity.
B&W silver-based images are certainly more durable than cromogenic images (color slides, negs, or normal color prints). There's still the possibility of inadequate fixing or washing in B&W negs, though. The big thing I wanted to point out is that ordinary modern color materials are quite unstable in room-temperature storage, and older ones were mostly worse. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b@xxxxxxxx>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>
