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Here is an interesting web page with test results of a print framed behind glass, and one that was not behind glass. http://www.tssphoto.com/sp/dg//misc/glass_test.html
Ed
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That's a great article Ed. What a big difference in results. Good to know if you plan to display prints at all, much less near a window. That first image on the left was alot better quality than I would have imagined hanging near a window for 9 months glass or not. Very interesting. Thanks alot.
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I have some photos printed on heavyweight matte paper, printed on an Epson 1270 that are framed behind glass which have been hanging for over 18 months in a room in my home that gets indirect sunlight almost every morning and they show no sign of fading. I also have prints framed the same way at a few stores and offices around town, which get a lot of indirect sunlight and none of them have faded. I also cover the rear of the frame in brown paper and seal it with tape to help protect the prints.
The old premium glossy paper did fade some, I have not tried the new Color Life, but from the reviews I have read it fades at about the same rate as the heavyweight matte paper.
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Hi George,
That's good to hear. I know Epson states a stability factor equal to traditionally developed prints with that setup (I recently bought the 870, which uses the same ink technology). Whether or not that is actually true, only time will tell. Hopefully it will be.
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good info, ed, thanks.Comment
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Our historical society has 1000 5x7 glass plate negatives from 1910 tucked away in the museum. We recently purchased an Epson V700 scanner and started the process of digitizing them. Whoever sorted them years ago put 150 or so in envelopes and some have post-its on the glass (thankfully most are on...03-08-2012, 11:38 AM -
My daughter came home from work with an old photo. It's a picture of her friend's father, and it was made in 1943. Here's the problem: It is 10 X 16 inches, it's printed on a paper that kind of resembles canvas, it's mounted on thin but durable cardboard type stock, and the image is rounded at the top....08-18-2002, 07:42 PM
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I have an old photo in a frame that has the glass broken.
The remaining glass is stuck to the photo.
Does anyone know of a safe way to remove the glass without damaging the picture?
Thanks,
Marilyn12-18-2001, 09:02 AM -
RC stands for "resin coated". I have no idea what resin they use, but it's basically photo printing paper with a fiber paper layer sandwiched between two sheets of plastic, with the printing emulsion on top of one of the plastic sheets.
Introduced in the mid-70s, its far and...01-31-2002, 05:18 PM -
Hey,
I've got some photo's that were burned in a fire, and apparently one of them melted to the glass. The glass shattered leaving fragments attached to it. I've looked around the forums but I can only find one's that got stuck due to humidity. I've tried soaking it in water for a day...01-20-2011, 03:24 PM
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