Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Film Demise
From: "mdelman" <mdelman@rochester.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 06:12:33 -0400
References: <200104252013.f3PKDsb32947@riverside.haddockseyes.com> <3AE7839A.E9764EEB@visi.net>

Issac:

I think you said this in jest, but I the idea doesn't sound that far-fetched
to me.   For photos that are really critical, that you want to save forever
film is a great way to go.  It's like microfilm for your digital pictures.

- -Mark
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Isaac Crawford" <isaac@visi.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 10:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Film Demise


> Brian Reid wrote:
> >
> > The funny thing about "the end of film" is that there is almost no way
> > to make an image that will last 200 years other than to record it on
> > film or paper.
> >
> > I can imagine a future in which photography is digital, but images are
> > stored on film.
>
> This reminds me of the idea I had for home movies... How about
> transferring everyone's home videos to Kodachrome for long term
> storage... how's that for role reversal!:-)
>
> Isaac
>

In reply to: Message from Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> (Re: [Leica] Film Demise)