Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am afraid your example is not a good one. I can get new players for all the media listed below (okay except the 8 track...). As a matter of fact I can get new players for 78 rpm records with a choice of all the various speed variations (76 rpm to 80 rpm). Unfortunately digital seems to have a reputation for killing off its wounded and I am planning to stick with film for the foreseeable future. John Collier > From: "mdelman" <mdelman@rochester.rr.com> > > Think about the music industry... > > 45 speed records > 33 speed records > reel-to-reel tape > 8 track tape > cassette tape > CD > > Six different format changes for listening to music in about 30 years. > Think about what that means for digital photography. Constant conversion if > you want to look at your old pictures. It's the device change over that > scares me.