Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina is absolutely right mentioning that negs and slides still require care. However, let's check that list against a digital archive (hard drives and DVDS): mildew, hmm prolonged exposure to moisture won't worry hard drives or DVDs, MUCH insects, OK only software bugs might be a problem heat see mildew fading no gradual fade, just all there or not at all floods? fires? Tornados? earthquakes? My vote for keeping your analog originals and scanned archive on HDDs. Hard to fault Brian's methods there. Now if someone would visit and actually ORGANISE my backlog, I might end up with a useful archive. As a practical matter here, my old stuff was very casually stored in a warm and humid climate. Away from light at least. I have a few 30 yr old prints that are fine (especially Cibachromes), BW negs that some are decent and some deteriorated (reticulation), slides with some fading, some much better. I wish I had a scanner then as well. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- 07 18:22 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Image storage Ah but John lives in Bath - not much of any of these potential disasters there! Frank On 4 Jun, 2007, at 22:13, Tina Manley wrote: > At 04:54 PM 6/4/2007, you wrote: >> Dear Phil, >> >> I just cut them into strips six frames long, slide them into >> transparent >> pages and put them into a ring binder. So far no problems with >> hard disc >> crashes! I don't understand your concern! >> >> John > > You might want to check those negatives every year or so to be sure > that they are not being attacked by mildew, insects, heat or just > normal fading (which digital files are not subject to). And what > about floods, fires, tornados, earthquakes? Nothing is permanent ;-) > > Tina > > Tina Manley > ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI > http://www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information