Digital BW, The Print

I think you miss the point - they don't care.  Those that do, take
precautions or over time learn the hard way as Anthony has said.  But this
is no different from learning the hard way by not storing film properly. All
you are talking about is basic data (any data) protection and the good news
is that there are many other reasons influencing the behaviour of serious
people to take care in protecting their computer data - not just their
photos.  But most don't care.  Immediacy is powerful.  "Look at my photos
from my recent vacation?"  They can be up on the web to be shared with
family and friends in a heartbeat.  This is very difficult to achieve with
film and most value very highly the ease of digital.  Consumers are flocking
to digital for very good reasons - not because they are blind.

And Anthony, nobody is looking to the masses for guidance on how a serious
photographer (pro or hobbyist) might behave.  But be sure that they
represent powerful economic forces which will influence the way serious
photographers can behave.  Film is fast becoming a niche product for
manufacturers (or a product they are abandoning completely).  That's not to
say there isn't any demand.  But it is to say that the economics of
investing in and manufacturing film are changing enormously.  The level of
demand for 35mm film in particular is dropping precipitously and beginning
to affect all those that currently still use it.  If those that still want
it aren't prepared to pay an enormous price per roll (relative to today's
prices) it will no longer be manufactured.  Such sound economic behaviour is
a good thing for us all.


> From: Seth <seth@...>
> Organization: Serh Rossman Photography
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 14:40:16 -0500
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: RE: [Digital BW] the contax toast/film thingy
> 
> 
> I ABSOLUTELY agree with that!!  And, their tendancy to purchase cheap CD
> media (Memorex, etc.) w/o doing homework will bite them.
> 
> 
> On the other hand, I read something recently that made the most sense: 'The
> BEST way to store digital images is to make prints....'
> 
> Seth 
> 
> ==-----Original Message-----
> ==From: Anthony G. Atkielski [mailto:anthony@...]
> 
> ==
> ==Consumers haven't even the slightest notion of what digital
> ==requires in terms of archiving.  They will find out the hard
> ==way.  They are about the last place I'd look for guidance in
> ==photography.
> ==