VCF suggestions... (film vs digital)

Scott Stevens <chenmel at earthlink.net> wrote: EXACTLY! That is what Tony has been saying all along. You can't get good quality pictures with digital cameras UNLESS you want to spend a fortune for the equipment AND deal with the huge data files. By contrast film combines very high resolution, compact physical dimensions, low cost, AND long life. If you add that you do not require any additional complex supporting equipment to VIEW the images [1] then you must agree that film is the best medium for images you want to enjoy for a long time. Having said that, I do not use film because I prefer the convenience of digital photographs. But I understand the tradeoffs and do not go about telling people that my equipment is better than film or that I produce images that can compete with film. **vp [1] compare this with the CDROM or DVD drive that you will need to read the data, plus an understanding of the encoding/format of the directory structure on the disk and finally the encoding used for the images. Before you say smth about jpg, note that for high quality pictures you would want to keep them in their native (proprietary) raw format. Given the hell that people are having to go through to recover data from old media, there is no doubt in my mind that people will NOT be able to view the digital images they take today, unless they are willing to devote a lot of effort to preserve them by migrating them to new storage and encoding technologies as these are introduced. BTW what are you doing to preserve your VHS tapes? Remember VHS equipment are disappearing fast from the retail market and, in any case, the ones made today will not last for more than a couple of years anyway.