Picture #1 is intriguing to me. If those walls had eyes & ears what stories could they tell?

We need to think in generational terms. In previous post - it's not your artistic work that matters. It's your family that matters. Grandparents, going back as far as possible. In your family, there should there should be a member, make that a trustee, who is entrusted with the original (as far as is possible close to the original) - He / She should be skilled in processing out dust specs, scratches etc and then creating albums of archival grade prints as large as practical - given the quality of the original.

One more thing: Cloud storage - what are the odds that a given outfit is going to be in business in the next generation? Heck: back in the early days, I got sucked into that concept and then that outfit didn't go out of business they just pulled the plug. Think of cloud storage in short term. You are at the whim of those running the company. They could decide they don't want to play the cloud game any more - now what.

Final thought: yes, these albums should have copies - at different locations. I'll leave it up to y'all what that format is whether paper or some other medium. For those who hail from the film days. Hang on those negatives! The old B&W negatives that I have inherited from the family haven't deteriorated except for dust and from poor storage, scratches but there is software for that and I assume a generation from now that software will have improved.

Alan

This is a good point. I have a MFM format hard drive I would like to access for some WordPerfect files I stored way back in the DOS days. I can no longer access them because none of todays computers can read a MFM format HD.

Fast forward to +35 years. What kind of machine will read your CDs, BluRay etc drives.

At least get a pro-grade printer and print your important family pics (of grandparents etc) on 8 X 10 photo paper and store them in a controlled environment and tell your family that when whomever takes possession to do the same (Don't store them in the attic, basement or garage). Oh yes, be sure the ink you use won't degrade either.

Your artistic pics? Probably not as important as family pics.

Excellent work. Although I find the subject a bit disturbing but technically it's impressive.
Al

While I can appreciate you budget limitation if you can mortgage your first born, the D500 was made for your application (along with fast action sports). It has a DX format sensor so glass would be relatively inexpensive

Life is short - go for it

Alan

Thanks. I took my pics with a Sears Tower rangefinder w 2.8 lens. It took wonderful pics. It was my first camera.

Memories!

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Help me out with the location. Back in the '60s I was traveling with a musical group and we took Rte 66 from the origins out to California. Did I come across this gorgeous place? How far off would I have had to go to get a shot of this mountain.

At the time - I was shooting Kodak Kodachrome ASA 10 and appreciated the bright sunlight

Subsequently, I switched over to Ektachrome - biiiggg mistake. The color shift in those slides over the decades were horrendous. However, When Ek ASA 170 came out those slides didn't fade nearly as much.

Just slightly larger than thumbnail size, no detail - don't know why I bother to type this reply except. By n large, we expect more than this. This is a working equivalent 3 x 5 print scan

Maybe it is - as there is no EXIF DATA

Must've been a nice place to visit with your Brownie - in some cases it's the memories that count, right?

This an amazing picture in every way. Resolution, detail, composition. I like that fact that you resisted the urge to post process.

Thanks for sharing, Alan

YES!

Beautiful in every way!

I remember those days. I bought my Marlin.22 bolt action via the mail. It arrived with no serial number. Amazing.

Unfortunately, I came from a divorced home (age 6), so I never got to see my Grammas either one. Thanks for sharing your wonderful memories. Hang onto that picture and store it in a place that's protected from light. You have the scanned image.

Fortunately, when my family passed one by one, I did inherit the picture albums so at least I can look at the pictures and wonder what it would have been like to visit my senior folks and learn and receive love from them

Bless you for sharing, Alan

Great picture nonetheless. Thanks for sharing.

It's *always* difficult to discuss specifically photographic results without post a full resolution photos (no PP please) so we can look at it and possibly come to some meaningful conclusions. Include EXIF information

Alan