"Daz_n_Pat" <daryl.gaye@paradise.net.nz> wrote in message

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> "David Ruether" <rpn1@no-junk.cornell.edu> wrote in message

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> > If they are flat, and were stored in a cool and dry (and dark)

> > place, and were Kodachromes, chances are good that they

> > are still in good shape. The early ones would be interesting to

> > see! Unfortunately, we still don't have digital storage methods

> > that are as good as the best analogue (at least without upkeep,

> > as with periodic copying of the digital data...).

> > -- DR

> David if the images are stored as TIFF files, there is no loss of image

> quality with copying and enhancing etc, that I am aware of.

The tif (TIFF) is OK so long as it is not corrupted on the storage

medium/device - and THAT's the problem, alas. HDs, CDs, DVDs,

etc. are not reliable for very long. While analogue storage can suffer

slow changes and losses, and digital storage doesn't, digital info

can suffer catastrophic losses. If it is copied before damage happens,

all is well - but it is hard to predict when the losses will happen...

> Oh, I am also writing a novel - been on the shelf for a wee while now, but I

> must get back to it one day soon.

>

> Darryl.

Make analogue print-outs...! ;-)

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David Ruether

d_ruether@hotmail.com

http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com