Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Nathan, As usual, you are absolutely right! Go with DVD for archiving of images. 16X media is now affordable and reliable. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: <nathan.wajsman@planet.nl> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 10:20 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Some new Leica photos now archiving images ----CD-RW? > For the same reason I don't use CDs anymore--their capacity is 650 MB > vs. 4.7 GB for DVDs. And CD-RWs are even worse--same low capacity but > much higher price and much less reliable in my experience. I used to > keep one or two of them, just to move stuff between computers, but got > too many errors and now use a USB stick for that. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, Netherlands > http://www.nathanfoto.com > http://www.fotosevilla.com > Print sales: http://www.photodeluge.com > Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > > ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- > Van: Bill Smith <wrs111445@yahoo.com> > Datum: vrijdag, april 29, 2005 2:55 pm > Onderwerp: Re: [Leica] Some new Leica photos now archiving > images ----CD-RW? > >> Just a question--why don't you save images on a CD-RW? >> >> Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@planet.nl> wrote:Don has described >> my own method almost exactly. All my digital files >> reside initially on the regular (built-in) HD of my computer. Every >> weekend I copy that previous week's stuff to an external hard disc >> (I am >> on my second 250 GB unit now) but leave them on the primary HD >> also. >> When there is enough on the primary HD, I burn a DVD and then >> delete the >> files from the primary HD to free up the space. So every image >> exists >> both on the external HD and on a DVD. As technology moves along, I >> will >> just migrate to whatever the new media are. >> >> Nathan >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 369 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try www.SPAMfighter.com for free now!