zondag, april 03, 2005
"Digitaal" fotopapier vervaagt veel sneller dan fabrikanten claimen
The boom in digital photography has sparked a backbiting squabble over the longevity of pictures made on home printers. As more people use digital cameras, many are making homemade prints. Yet many shutterbugs could end up disappointed by the shelf life of photos.
Wilhelm Imaging Research, a lab in Grinnell, Iowa, that was hired by Hewlett-Packard, Seiko Epson and other printer makers, recently publicly criticized Staples’ top-of-the-line photo paper as a “disaster”, saying photos printed on it fade rapidly from exposure to ozone pollution.
Meanwhile, Kodak last year claimed prints made on its special paper with printers manufactured by H-P and Epson would last more than 100 years. Scientists from H-P and Epson — which market their own photo paper — disputed Kodak’s claim. “Eastman Kodak uses significantly lower test criteria than industry-accepted practices to achieve this rating,” Epson scientists wrote.
With software standards, websites and storage devices constantly changing, a print on paper might be the best way to assure that your great-grandchildren see what their ancestors looked like. (Maar dan wel op echt fotopapier, en niet een snel vervagende inkjetprint.)
Bron: Wall Street Journal.
Wilhelm Imaging Research, a lab in Grinnell, Iowa, that was hired by Hewlett-Packard, Seiko Epson and other printer makers, recently publicly criticized Staples’ top-of-the-line photo paper as a “disaster”, saying photos printed on it fade rapidly from exposure to ozone pollution.
Meanwhile, Kodak last year claimed prints made on its special paper with printers manufactured by H-P and Epson would last more than 100 years. Scientists from H-P and Epson — which market their own photo paper — disputed Kodak’s claim. “Eastman Kodak uses significantly lower test criteria than industry-accepted practices to achieve this rating,” Epson scientists wrote.
With software standards, websites and storage devices constantly changing, a print on paper might be the best way to assure that your great-grandchildren see what their ancestors looked like. (Maar dan wel op echt fotopapier, en niet een snel vervagende inkjetprint.)
Bron: Wall Street Journal.
# posted by Jan-Edward : 05:59
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