[Leica] re: while ago

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

On 4/4/07 7:41 PM, "Photo Phreak" <leicam4pro@yahoo.com> typed:

> It has been suggested that CDs will have a reliable life of less than ten
> years.  And you already know about hard drives.....
> 
> dnygr <dnygr@cshore.com> wrote:  I mostly use film still and my darkroom.
> Digital is fine, but I enjoy film more. I use the digital for snapshots.
> 
> I found some negatives the other day. They were from the mid 1970s. I made 
> a
> contact sheet and showed it to my wife and then printed some photos of 
> friends
> when they were younger.
> 
> I wonder if people today will be able in 30 years to take their 
> long-forgotten
> memory cards and be able to access the info stored on them, or their CDs 
> with
> info on them. A few people will, those who keep up with the ever-changing
> technology. But just a few. Digtial will probably be passe and people will 
> be
> shooting with newest, latest. Maybe holograms or who knows what.
> 
> I don't object to digital. I like the feel of the M8. I prefer film.
> 
> Doug Nygren 
> 
>
Your negatives are fading every day.
Your digital information is not.



I have tens of thousands of negs. I figure every day I loose a lot of
information. Analog information.
My digital info which I do more of now does not fade no more forever.

Mark Rabiner
8A/109s
New York, NY

markrabiner.com