[rollei_list] Re: If Capa had digital
- From: "Austin Franklin" <austin.franklin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:45:48 -0400
Hi John,
I know MANY people who have had digital files disappear, or become damaged.
Even after backing them up and taking every precaution. I've also seen them
look great on the little preview screen for those that "chimp", and the
files them selves be unusable. I've even seem the cards go bad right on the
spot...at the shoot. Of course, these are all exceptions, but so are the
problems with film. But, none of these issues have a thing to do with
mishandling. That's a whole other set of issues that clearly exists.
Common digital mishandling is simply writing over images that weren't meant
to be written over. That can't happen with film, unless you leave the
leader out (35mm). But, film can clearly be mishandled (storage,
development etc.).
Both film and digital have their issues, and neither is "better" in an
overall sense than the other. It really comes down to a matter of
preference more so than one being "better" than the other.
Regards,
Austin
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Subject: [rollei_list] Re: If Capa had digital
Hi Austin,
The question was put forth as: imagine if Capa's D-day photos were
digital. What then?
The story has been told and it is well known that Capa's five or so rolls
of film of the D- day invasion were ruined because of a wrong temperature
setting on the film drying cabinet. All I am saying is that digital files do
not require a film drying cabinet ergo nothing is ruined in this fashion.
Yes, digital files can be mishandled.
I suppose too one could slit one's tongue with the razor while shaving if
not careful.
But are the chances of that occuring?
Althought I do hate it when that happens. YIKES!
John
> From: austin.franklin@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: If Capa had digital
> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:40:00 -0400
>
> H i John,
>
> > Capa's negatives were cooked in a drying cabinet by an
> > inattentive lab tech. Digital files aren't required to
> > be mishandled in a drying cabinet.
>
> Are you saying there is no potential for mishandling of digital files by
an
> inattentive assistant? Or, that no mishandling is possible (as it isn't
> required) with digital files? They just "magically" always work... Or,
are
> you saying that digital files require no actual mishandling to be
"damaged"?
> They can just simply be damaged by existing?
>
> I'm not trying to be sarcastic or snide...but trying to understand what
you
> are saying...
>
> Regards,
>
> Austin
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