terry pokorny Loc: Missouri

I do not store any photo an a computer because it can crash and there goes all of your photo i stor mine in a flash drive or dvd or both that way iwill have over A 90 precent chance of not loosing them also i wse film rather than digital because it still takes better pictures than digital in my oppion the dig. camers only have one advantage tome fast turnaround thats is all

Dave Chinn

jrb1213, I never thought of the attic but the next time your up there could you check for me. Anything is possible right? Thanks, Dave

Dave Chinn

Mudshark, I would love to see some of those WWII photos. Sounds like you have more than I could ever imagine to handle. Thank you, Dave

Dave Chinn

RobertW, Sorry for your lose. I could not imagine how you felt or still feel. Thank you for your response, Dave

Dave Chinn

terry pokorny, Yes, computers do crash. Flash drive, DVD is a start for backups. But when you lose a negative you don't have a back up unless you converted it to digital and stored on one of your back ups or you actually have a print for a back up. Either way no one is totally safe from a loss. Thanks, Dave

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

Lost items are always in the last place you look.



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Chuck_893 Loc: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Dave, I'd love to not only return ALL of your negatives, but to include most of mine. :mrgreen: I am truly sorry that you are on this snipe hunt. My problem is that we know where most of our negs are (the jumbled mess in shoeboxes); what we don't know is what to do about them. My preference would be to digitize them—or have it done—but I haven't even priced scanners that could handle everything from 35mm up through 5x7-inch, color and black and white, and I have a pretty good idea that jobbing them out would literally cost the rent. Plus. :shock: So that would mean that I would have to get a light table and start making decisions. I suck at making decisions. :shock: So my approach thus far has been to pretend I never made a picture before 2007 when I crossed to the Digital Side. :D Meanwhile, though, the mess of negatives remains to cause occasional guilty nightmares. :twisted: I don't know what to tell you, but I empathize!

vernperson

With digital, I backup everything on C D, but with thousands of pictures, finding a specific picture can be a pain. since many groups of pictures are random.I carry a camera with me since opportunity is something you can not predict. I would love a logical way to organize picture files. I will create files to sort by flowers, landscapes, seascapes, buildings ,etc. This is a start.

PNagy Loc: Missouri City, Texas

I hear you. Many of my old family photos were small prints with no negatives. Over a decade ago I scanned the ones that could still be salvaged. Many were lost forever. It is far less likely to happen with digital.