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Originally Posted by lumberjack
UPI, the eventual incarnation of International News, was printing quality images from the original negatives well into the '60s. The Brown Bros. photos, which we now have a glut of thanks to Lelands, reprinted photos from the original negatives for decades.
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No doubt. Some really great UPI photos out there with fantastic images right off of the original negs.
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Originally Posted by lumberjack
With the Browns, we have no idea, even with the use of back stamps, when this stuff was cranked out. UPI is the same way; maybe you can be off by a decade. It matters most if you are speculating or are a photo maven.
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I hear you on this but I do think we can be reasonably sure in regards to when the photos were created based on paper type/size. In many cases anyway but not all. Admittedly this is more difficult without having the photos in-hand when bidding.
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Originally Posted by lumberjack
The later copies can go for ten cents on the dollar, which is weird because they are often cleaner copies.
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Absolutely.
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Originally Posted by lumberjack
Ask yourself, why are you doing this, to make money or because you like the picture.
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I second this. My impression though, is that in the end he feels his photos should hold more value than what the "experts" are claiming.