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RE: filmscanners: SS4000 and LS-2000 real value?
"Lightfastness' maybe; but what about "gasfastness" or "ozonefastness?"
Afterall, it was not the lack of lightfastness that caused the orange fade
in the 1270 case and usually within a period of time much much shorter than
the 10 year lightfastness claim for the Premium Glossy paper. I really
think that we all need to take such longevity and archivalness claims with a
grain or two of salt. Yes, adding the provision of "when kept behind glass"
is or maybe the qualifier than makes the claim standup; but how many people
keep many, if not most - not even saying all, their prints behind glass or
stored in individual Mylar enclosures. Moreover, is the 20 year claim for
glossy or matte papers? Typically the claims of 20-25 years lightfastness
have been for Epson Heavyweight Matte Paper and not for glossy papers such
as EPP, which have, at best, a lightfastness claim of only 2-5 years ( often
even if under glass in the case of the EPP paper this is extended to 5-10
years).
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
[mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Robert Kehl
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 9:35 AM
To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
Subject: Re: filmscanners: SS4000 and LS-2000 real value?
----- Original Message -----
From: Tony Sleep <TonySleep@halftone.co.uk>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 1:46 AM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: SS4000 and LS-2000 real value?
On Wed, 24 Jan 2001 14:01:40 -0600 Robert Kehl (bobkehl@kvernkehl.com)
wrote:
>> However, when
>> something better comes along my 2000P will be up for sale. I'll let you
know
>> in a hundred years how the prints are holding up.
>Perhaps you shouldn't have tempted fate. New Epson : Stylus Pro 5500,
2880dpi, 3pl,
>Epson claim '20yrs light fast when mounted behind glass'. £2,495GBP tho'.
I believe the 5500 claims 200yrs light fastness.
But how 'bout the new 1290, 2880dpi, 4pl with 20yrs lightfastness!
BK
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