Hi, just a warning to all of you digital shooters, CD replaced LP because it was for most people an improvement in : 1 handling 2 sound quality 3 longlivity
CCD/CMOS will replace film because it is for most people an improvement in : 1 handling/processing 2 image degradation (is not relevant for those 10*15 prints) 3 memory loss. People do not yet realize that their inkjet printouts will be faded in a few years, and their CD-R are no longer readable, even on perfect working CD-R readers. Pressed CD's have a lifetime of decades, but CD-R CD-RW etc. have a lifetime of months to maybe some years, depending on the used dye, and storage method. But who knows what type of dye is used in the CD-R they bought, let alone what the expected lifetime will be. If you make family pictures now, to be able to show to your kids after a few years, do it on film. Or copy your CD-R's every year to a new set/ or medium. I would not be surprised if computer tapes are a more reliable archive medium than CD-R's George
