tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667867.post112787215699094568..comments2023-10-22T10:46:18.594-04:00Comments on Cardinal47/Politics and living in the world: Will digital photography lead to new "dark age"?cardinal47http://www.blogger.com/profile/15686583132311235803noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667867.post-1127916626327416562005-09-28T10:10:00.000-04:002005-09-28T10:10:00.000-04:00As someone who has already lost photos in a hard d...As someone who has already lost photos in a hard drive crash, I can attest to the truth of this argument.<BR/><BR/>One point they neglect to mention not just the file formats of the images, but the lifespan of the storage media. CD-Rs and DVD-Rs do not last forever (not even the manufactured ones you buy, although they last a lot longer).<BR/><BR/>Another thing they don't mention is print method. The lifespan of the photo really depends on the ink/paper used. A lot of those "print at home" photo printers have crap lifespans. I know I have had photos that were printed at home or using one of those Kodak "instant print" centres at Lowblaws and they rapidly deteriorated.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913783668617300114noreply@blogger.com