[Leica] Re: Film vs. Digital (details)

[rbaron at concentric.net (Robert D. Baron)]

Yesterday, Sonny Carter wisely observed:

> I recently 
> realized, even though I keep all my digital files,  that  I can't just 
> pick up a 
> album or a shoebox, and look back at about the  last two years of my 
> family's 
> life.  

<snip>

> It's not just my own work I'm thinking of, but I believe we as a  
> civilization are headed for a void in the record of our lives and how we 
> lived  them..

I feel compelled to chime in with my own agreement with Sonny's 
thoughts.  I've been thinking about this a lot during the last few years 
as I have watched friends and relatives switch to digi snapping and as I 
have added Canon digital to my own assortment of Leica gear. I believe 
he is exactly right.

I'm going to continue to use both as the need and spirit move me, but I 
am also going to try to be more disciplined and force myself to make 
prints of the more important (from a historical, family and otherwise, 
point of view) shots so they are available to others when I'm not around 
to find them on the hard drive or archived cd.

I just think it is the right thing to do.

--Bob