One of the several points of my post is that it might not be a bad idea to carry both a film camera as well as a digital camera. As has been mentioned before, in many posts by many on this list, having backup gear and appropriate gear is something a photographer might want to consider.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Jens Bladt > You may very well be right. The scenery could even be recorded using a > canvas, brushes and paint. I fear, however, that the kids would have been > long gone, if I had to leave the room to get another camera, and put in an > 800 ASA film and start considering special development etc., let alone to > fetch my easel, brushes and canvas.