brYan Member Joined Nov 30, 2002 Messages 79 Location Georgia Format Medium Format Jan 17, 2003 #1 Which is more archival: graded or variable contrast paper? I thought I had read something that VC papers were not as archival because they contain organic materials.
Which is more archival: graded or variable contrast paper? I thought I had read something that VC papers were not as archival because they contain organic materials.
David A. Goldfarb Moderator Moderator Joined Sep 7, 2002 Messages 19,974 Location Honolulu, HI Format Large Format Jan 17, 2003 #2 Some people say that graded papers produce sharper prints or have a higher Dmax or work better with old-style cold light heads, but I haven't heard that they are more archival in general than VC papers.
Some people say that graded papers produce sharper prints or have a higher Dmax or work better with old-style cold light heads, but I haven't heard that they are more archival in general than VC papers.
lee Member Joined Nov 23, 2002 Messages 2,911 Location Fort Worth T Format 8x10 Format Jan 17, 2003 #3 neither is archival if you don't treat them as such. ie doing all the stuff you need to do to insure that they are archival. lee\c
neither is archival if you don't treat them as such. ie doing all the stuff you need to do to insure that they are archival. lee\c