Where will B&W be in 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 .... years

In article , "jimmy"
wrote:

I agree with a previous poster that B&W film, paper and chemicals will still
be around as an art form for the foreseeable future. Widely available -
no - but available.

Yes & it may mean a commitment of more than an occasional 25 sheet pack
of sample paper on some people's part.

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LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918

On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 00:46:42 GMT, "Alan Smithee"
wrote:

jjs wrote:
"Nicholas O. Lindan" wrote in message
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Forecast the future of B&W.
Where do you think it will be in:
5 years?
10 years?
20 years?
50 years?

Bored to death, Nicholas?

Where are you going to be in 5,10,20,50?

The average life span in the West nearly doubled between 1900 and 2000. Some
scientists are predicting not only a doubling again in the human life but
possibly tripling or quadrupling.

God help us then. The planet's population
has more than doubled in my lifetime. Can
it stand two more doublings? I somehow
doubt it. From what I can tell, we're on
the verge of self-destruction.

Gregory Blank says he'll be printing
optically 25 years from now. Me, I'd
be happy to be alive.


rafe b.
http://www.terrapinphoto.com

"Alan Smithee" wrote in message
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jjs wrote:

Where are you going to be in 5,10,20,50?
[...]
http://www.rawilsonfans.com/articles/immortality.htm

Man, the USA Prez better get the social security thing in control, eh? Me,
I'm too old to be of the longevity thing.

Gregory Blank wrote:

In article ,
"death skunk five" wrote:

prints will last up to 500years.

They already do if you print using platinum and acid free
paper.


According to the Image Permanence Institute 500 years
is an acceptable estimate for an archivally processed
and selenium toned gelatin silver print as well.

Gregory Blank wrote:

In article , "jimmy"
wrote:

I agree with a previous poster that B&W film, paper and chemicals will still
be around as an art form for the foreseeable future. Widely available -
no - but available.

Yes & it may mean a commitment of more than an occasional 25 sheet pack
of sample paper on some people's part.

Uh...I already can't buy anything less than a 50 sheet
seagull in 16x20 at $150+. And I still buy it.

In article ,
Tom Phillips wrote:

Uh...I already can't buy anything less than a 50 sheet
seagull in 16x20 at $150+. And I still buy it.

$150 is what I paid for a box of Elite in 1992. I guess thats still a
good price although I have been getting Forte direct from the distributer
for a lot cheaper.

--
LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918

Nicholas O. Lindan wrote:
Forecast the future of B&W.

Where do you think it will be in:

5 years?

10 years?

20 years?

50 years?

If there is enough participation the average of the
predictions often turns out to be pretty accurate.


The subject of more meaningless forecasts :-)

Gregory Blank wrote:

In article ,
Tom Phillips wrote:

Uh...I already can't buy anything less than a 50 sheet
seagull in 16x20 at $150+. And I still buy it.

$150 is what I paid for a box of Elite in 1992. I guess thats still a
good price although I have been getting Forte direct from the distributer
for a lot cheaper.

What I meant was you can't get it in 10/25 sheets
anymore. But I still buy the 50 even though 10
is all I need at ay one time..

Steven Kefford wrote:
Nicholas O. Lindan wrote:

If there is enough participation the average of the
predictions often turns out to be pretty accurate.


The subject of more meaningless forecasts :-)

What Nicholas said is true -- if you get answers from a broad enough
sample, the results tend to be reliable. Planners use the technique to
determine future growth patterns in the regions they administer.

My prediction: B&W printing will be pretty much the same in the future
as it is now. Significant, but not huge.

Bob

Tom Phillips wrote:
Black and white silver imaging will always be practiced
as an art form. Plus in 1000 years when all those digital
files stored on hard drives and CDs have disappeared,
photos on film (any film) will still be here. Difference
between having a real bird in hand vs two cyberbush birds
that don't really exist to begin with.

Images from digital files can be archivally printed too. Why do you
think that photos from color film will be around in 1000 years? I've got
color prints that have already faded; there's no way they will last 100
years, let alone 1000.

Bob