Take heart guys, Once data is digital it WILL live forever. I see no reason why data storage couldn't expand to "infinite" capacity soon - and with it the means of extracting itself. Advancing search engine technology will be recognized as vital to existence and forever be refined. Most likely, so called "dark energy" or "dark matter," the stuff that makes up most of the Known Universe AKA "The Big Attic in the Sky," is stored data. Been saying this for years :-} Here's a neat story about mining old picture data: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/moonmars/features/LOIRP/ AZ Build a 120/35mm Lookaround! The Lookaround E-Book 5ed. NOW SHIPPING http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [SPAM] Re: [Fwd: Photography Half-Life (Decay Rate) Changes] > From: steve harris <dshlaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Thu, June 25, 2009 5:17 pm > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > David, > You concluded that I'm "a bit of an anti-digital zealot". > That is not strictly true. In fact, my problem may have been that of an early digital adopter. > I started with a Canon G1 in 2001, progressed to a Fuji S2, later a Leica DMR, and then reverted to film capture for a number of reasons. One being that I was uncomfortable with the camera life cycles and cost. Canon is now on a G10, averaging about 1 new version every year. I continue to shoot digital in the studio. I shoot film on the street. I think that we may indeed see the end of almost all film within the next few years. Maybe I just want to shoot it while I still can. > I started to think about this longevity issue when I digitized some 200 or so negatives my Grandfather shot in the 1920's. The recent announcement of Kodak about Kodachrome revived my thinking about it. > I appreciate your thoughtful answer to my queries. > Steve
