Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Especially since so many photos are not printed anymore. I know of folks, including some in my extended family with digital P&S cameras who simply email photos to their family and friends and never print them. And, since with a number instead of a name they are difficult to find on hard drives a few weeks later, they are eventually deleted to make room for more. Jim, "Kodak made memories, does Lexar?" Hemenway Jim Shulman wrote: > My biggest complaint about digital imaging is that we will likely lose the > "shoebox" to the ages--no tangible receptacle, like an old shoebox, for > prints or negatives. What's the likelihood that ephemeral digital images > will survive? Not bloody likely, unless you're a computer expert like > Brian > and copy all your work regularly. > > I was rummaging through a collection of old photos at the flea market this > morning, when I came across the following bit of ephemera, dated July 1957. > It's the sort of shot I've have taken nearly fifty years ago--one that > probably would have been lost to the ages if it were on something other > than > paper. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4802782 > > Best, > Jim Shulman > Bryn Mawr, PA