Thank you Robert. I only recently got involved with digital by buying a camera, an Epson, off of eBay. I now find myself realizing that I need to get more memory/software/equipment in order to do digital justice. I have decided to use it sparingly and just devote myself to film like I did before. I won't be hopping on the bandwagon wanting a Pentax digital SLR like others.
Jim A. > From: "Robert Woerner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 10:18:02 -0400 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Re[2]: Digital doubts > > OK, FWIW, > > I just put my negatives in a negative page, into the notebook and on the > shelf. When I want a print I take the page or pages to the photofinisher > and voila, I get prints made. > > This even worked for some 18 year old TriX Pan negatives stored in old PVC > containing pages that were "lost". They turned up when my mom cleaned her > garage (no heat, no air and a sometimes leaky roof). Got great prints from > them. > > Digital is awfully convenient now but I think it lacks simple staying power > (archival wise). I think digital is most attractive in its ability to > complement (scan negatives) rather than replace film. > > Just my two cents worth. :-) > > Regards, > > Robert > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 3:25 AM > Subject: Re: Re[2]: Digital doubts > > >>> I do use CD-R for bulk generally non-critical data such as image or audio >>> files, but I do ensure that for best integrity I accrue a full CD worth > of >>> files before I write and close the disc in a single session. If I feel > the >>> files deserve more security I write a second copy of the data on a > different >>> brand of media just to be sure :-) >> >> I use both Zip disks and CDR for backup, further backed up by paper <g>. >> >> The Zips get used for things that change on a day-to-day basis such as >> email files and Internet Explorer files. I back these up about once a >> week and <touches wood> have never had a problem with any drive (we have >> three) or disk. I did notice once that when I was transferring some files >> from one computer to another that one file (a jpeg) had become >> corrupted, but as a test, I reformatted the Zip, copied again and it was >> fine. The Zips also get used as a little network. My printer is set up >> with a desktop Mac, so if I want to print something from the PowerBook, >> it goes across via Zip. One or two Zips get used several times a day, and >> aside from the above, it's always worked. These Zip disks are over two >> years old, and form a longevity test. >> >> The MacAds web site gets a full backup onto Zip after each change, which >> is usually twice a week, as well as put onto CD twice a year (more later). >> >> For photographs stored digitally, I keep a folder that acts as a 'waiting >> area' for pictures that have been scanned and optimised (and sometimes >> printed). When this fills up to a certain level, the oldest go onto a CDR >> in one go, one session. When the CDR is completed, it immediately gets >> tested by opening the files, making sure the pics open okay. I store each >> pic in native Photoshop format, seeing no reason to store compressed >> images given that CDRs are so cheap. After each such session, the >> original files on the Mac are deleted. >> >> It is my intention to re-copy each CD as it approaches 5 years of age, >> keeping all copies. >> >> I thought about getting a larger drive on the desktop, but it didn't >> strike me as a high priority. Also, I've got it working so well with the >> current drive, the OS, the whole shebang is very stable and I have maybe >> two crashes a year, and it's ALWAYS due to IE5 and a web session! (Blue >> and White G3 400, 512Mb/6Gb) >> >> All important info, especially passwords, are recorded in a small >> hardback notebook. This is probably the most invaluable of all. Ever log >> onto a website and can't remember the password? Every day with me. That >> little notebook shuffles in and out of its place on the shelf next to me >> more than I would ever have thought. Also in there are all the silly >> little settings and values for things like ISP diallup info, connection >> info, TCP/IP info, helplines, etc etc. I saw a colleague do it some years >> ago, and I remarked how simple and straightforward it was. >> >> Finally, about twice a year, the whole hard drive gets backed up onto >> CDRs. This includes a stripped down version so that with one single CD, I >> can get a freshly reformatted hard drive up and running (say in the event >> of a catastrophic crash, or a new drive) with all my bits and bobs >> appearing just how I like them, and relevant applications on call. [For >> those on PC and who may not know, Macs are heavily customisable, and no >> two are identical in terms of how they appear and work to the user. Some >> are so heavily customised that sitting in front of one, it might take a >> minute or two to find my way around!] If necessary, I could travel around >> the world with a CD and two Zips, borrow a Mac, and carry on with MacAds >> as if nothing had happened. >> >> Regarding the integrity or not of various back-up methods, I think the >> only serious criteria for informing an individual's decision on what to >> use tend to be personal experience and recommendation. I had heard a lot >> about Zips and the 'clicks of death', but having used 4 different Zip >> drives and dozens of disks since 1998, I have never come across it. The >> point is, if it works, I suppose one keeps using it until it doesn't, >> then one does some more research and either carries on with the same >> method, or changes to another. Personally I have never been bothered by >> the seeming volatility of the various ways of storing data digitally, but >> then again, what do I know? I'm just a user <g>. >> >> HTH >> >> Cotty >> >> _______________________________________________________ >> Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Check out the UK Macintosh ads >> http://www.macads.co.uk >> - >> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to >> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
