Re: Archival storage and Slide film comparisons

[P3D <scooter@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Question

I read recently that wood was not considered an archival storage 
medium.  Does anyone have further info to confirm or dispute this?  I 
like to store my slides in a Baja case, and am curious whether or not 
this might do long term damage. I have reasonable control over 
temperature and humidity, but is there anything inherent in wood/wood 
glues that is a slide killer?

On another note, I shoot Kodachrome pretty exclusively because I would 
like my images to last.  Does anyone know of any recent (believable!) 
articles that describe the current state of archival qualities of E6 
vs. Kodachrome, and their respective expected life ranges?  I hear 
things are improving, but I would like more info.  I know this has 
been covered in the past somewhat on this list, but not in any great 
detail recently. (or was I asleep at the keyboard?) 

Also, has anyone seen a fairly recent film test that shows color 
reproduction samples of similar shots in the major available slide 
films, E-6 and Kodachrome. I've seen these in the past, but not 
recently.  I'm really curious about the differences in color rendition 
between Kodachrome 25 vs. Kodachrome 64, and differences between the 
commonly used low to medium speed E6 films (which I would expect to 
have slightly better color).  


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