i have three 100% identical copies of my digital images at almost all times
and at physically disparate locations. i have one copy of my film images
plus scans of the most important ones. those scans are triplicated since
they are on the same media as the rest of my digital images. my slides from
the '70's, although properly stored, are slowly gathering dust and other
things. after 50 years, even in ideal conditions, the colors will be
shifting because the dyes are fading. i see my entire collection of digital
images having a much higher probability of being usable 100 years from now
than any film image. if they are usable at all, they will be 100% as fresh
as the day i took them. i don't need any special viewer for my slides, but i
need one for my digital images.
Herb....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Malcolm Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 8:59 AM
Subject: RE: Storing digital images (Was: RAW file processing)
Yet I know my slides from the early 70s are OK. What I want is digital
flexibility and film storage certainties. All this proves is that a
photographer can have it all and, darn it, it's still not enough!!
