I'd rather have a scratched neg than a unreadable cd or even worse a crashed optical or Jazz disk. But I suppose there are probally more disadvantages to both systems.
Feroze ----- Original Message ----- From: "T Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 4:39 PM Subject: Re: Re[2]: Behind the counter with digital > Yah, like negatives never get damaged, a scratched negative and you no > longer have a first generation image. The advantage of digital is you can > make multiple copies and store them in diverse locations, and they are all > first generation images.. > > Ciao, > Graywolf > http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Feroze Kistan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 6:35 AM > Subject: Re: Re[2]: Behind the counter with digital > > > > Hi Cot, > > I don't think so, IMHO memory cards are like digifilm > > and the more they can get you too buy the better for the > > maufacturers - like expensive paper & cartridges for cheap > > printers they have to keep you buying stuff for your digicam. > > I used to buy lots of Hi-8 tape cause we transfered the edited version > > to VHS or CD. But kept the original Hi-8 cassettes. I often wonder > > what do these people have as backups if they loose the print, theres > > no neg to re-print and if you scratch the top of a CD its gone..... > > > > Feroze > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 7:27 PM > > Subject: Re: Re[2]: Behind the counter with digital > > > > > > > >My lab owner told me of a lady that faithfully brought in her memory > > > >cards to get prints back. One time he asked her how she backed up and > > > >saved the images. She replied that she threw the card away because it > > > >was full and would buy another to replace it. He asked her why she > > > >used the camera and she said that her husband had bought it for her > > > >and wanted her to use it. So instead of about $10.00 per roll > > > >equivalent she was spending closer to $50.00 per roll. > > > > > > > > > This doesn't surprise me in the least. Had to happen somewhere. Now, > when > > > the lady handed in her memory card, what if she got back in exchange, > > > right there and then, a freshly wiped identical card, ready to go - and > > > was told, "here you go madam, another Digital Film card, ready to put > > > straight into your camera and use straight away. Your prints and CD will > > > be ready in 3 hours." > > > > > > The memory card will become ubiquitous and pervasive - they will be > given > > > away like rolls of film on the cover of AP, in time. > > > > > > Cot > > > > > > ____________________________________ > > > Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at > > > http://www.macads.co.uk/ > > > ____________________________________ > > > Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! > > > http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ > > > ____________________________________ > > > > > > > > > >
