Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've been storing my fledgling collection of scanned images on CD-RW. This discussion is causing me to think some more about that, and reminded me of my high school years. I used to work the photofinish cameras at the Soap Box Derby in Akron, OH. We had a darkroom over the track, and we shot everything with 3 mounted 4X5 cameras with Polaroid 55PN. We peeled it, sent the instant print down and began work on an enlargement with the negative. One year we decided to "remodel" our darkroom. and began ripping out the thin veneer of wood. Behind it we discovered stacks of 4X5 glass plates of Soap Box Derbys of days long gone by. I have no recollection of what process we determined was used. I heard after I was no longer involved that the Derby made some money selling the prints. Today it would be natural to shoot on digital. Who will keep the images not stored in museums up to date? It does cause one to wonder what will happen to our history. On the other hand even E4 Ektachromes hold up better than C-22 color negs and prints. How much of our history is lost because of this. Bruce Bowman Killingworth CT