Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site idi.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!vax135!houxz!houxm!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!idi!kiessig From: kiessig@idi.UUCP (Rick Kiessig) Newsgroups: net.rec.photo Subject: Re: Cibachrome dyes Message-ID: <194@idi.UUCP> Date: Wed, 20-Jun-84 15:37:13 EDT Article-I.D.: idi.194 Posted: Wed Jun 20 15:37:13 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jun-84 07:31:04 EDT References: <473@umn-cs.UUCP> Organization: Intelligent Decisions, Saratoga, CA Lines: 13 The reason Cibachrome dyes are more long lasting is not for the reason stated in a previous article, but rather that the Ciba dyes are based on inorganic chemicals, whereas "standard" (i.e. Kodak) dyes are vegetable-based. The vegetable based dyes fade pretty easily when placed in the sun (or with age), whereas the inorganic ones don't. -- Rick Kiessig {decvax, ucbvax}!sun!idi!kiessig {akgua, allegra, amd70, burl, cbosgd, dual, harpo, ihnp4}!idi!kiessig Phone: 408-996-2399