[filmscanners] RE: film departing soon

["Paul D. DeRocco" <pderocco@ix.netcom.com>]

Are you saying that the Epson Matte Heavyweight paper, which is what they
claim has the greatest longevity, isn't coated?

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@ix.netcom.com

> From: Laurie Solomon
>
> Most commercial photographic papers are RC (Resin Coated - i.e., plastic
> coated) papers and not Fiber papers which do not have a resin coating.
> Similarly, most papers designated as being for inkjet printing (as opposed
> to various watercolor and fine art papers, linen and canvas type
> media) tend
> to have some sort of polymer based coating and are not true fiber (pulp or
> rag)papers without coatings.  Coated papers - inkjet or traditional resin,
> clay, or polymer coated papers - tend not to be considered to be
> really all
> that archival in terms of traditional standards of archivalness.

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