Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mike, I don't know the odds but my personal experience is different. I use digital and film. In 30 years of shooting, I have never lost a roll of film and I've shot a few. I have had a problem with formatting on a micro-drive and lost about 100 shots. Fortunately, it was nothing important. Sam Krneta > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica- > users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Mike Quinn > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 11:43 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] "real photography" > > Sam Krneta wrote: > > > OTOH trusting a 2 week 10K vacation on digital alone is out of the > > question. YMMV > > I believe that your trust may be somewhat misplaced. > Digital (which I still don't use) appears to be a far more trustworthy > medium than film. > > Airport scanners donšt expose it, cosmic rays don't fog it, and if you > leave > it in your car in the sun, nothing changes. Digital is much easier to back > up, lets you see your images immediately, and the processor never adds > annoying water marks, scratches, and dust. > > Film has many advantages, but the probability that the images you captured > will be there after you return from your vacation are digital rather than > film strengths. > > Mike Quinn > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html