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 think the problem with digital is not only can that the medium > can degrade > over time, the devices used to decode it will change as they have > for music. > That's going to cause problems for people who need to constantly convert > their photos as digital evolves. > > 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. I believe that's misleading. Some of them were just alternate media, as opposed to complete replacements for older media. I never had reel-to-reel, or 8 track or cassette. I only had albums, and about 10 years ago, went to CD.