Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greg, Not wishing to pick a fight--everyone has different experiences. I merely note that nobody in my family, nor in my wife's family, nor in any of the families I know, keep their negatives--unless they have photography as a serious hobby, but then we are talking casual snapshooters. And very few people shoot slides. Nathan GREG LORENZO wrote: > Hi Nathan, > > Nathan Wajsman writes in part: > > >>If you are talking about casual snapshooters (and that is implied by the >> mention of the proverbial shoebox) then they usually did not keep the >>negatives, just the prints. So that should be the standard for >>comparison. > > > I disagree. > > My parents, their relatives and friends certainly fit the bill as being > casual shooters and they have all kept their negatives, prints and slides > (circa 1950 - 1990+). > > I do not believe this to be at variance with the norm. > > Regards, > > Greg > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Bicycle project: http://www.fotocycle.nl Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog