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mh2000 wrote:
Duh Copies of CR2 files are really all the same? I guess your just trying to paint me as an idiot, right? Or does rudeness just make you feel better about yourself?
Why do people get so nasty whenever film and digital get discussed? I guess humans are just bred to be sheep... and find something in everything to follow as absolute truth.
Oh my. I am just trying to explain. I am not aware that I ever attacked you, or anyone else for that matter. Sorry if you felt offended.
Let's take the example of the Apollo moon images, taken by the moon walkers with their 6x6 Hasselblads. I am sure you have seen a photo or two. When the astronauts came back, the film was copied and locked away. All prints and digital representations we've seen were made from these "master copies".
Then, in 2000, NASA let some folks at the original negatives. The result was Full Moon, a book published in 2002 (and if you are a space nut, I definitely recommend it, man I paid $50 for the hard cover when it came out...). Also, it was an exhibition that was going around museums around the country - I saw it at the SFMOMA. The difference between the 1970s prints and the 2000 prints from the original negatives was stunning.
My point is: if you scan your negs or slides with the best technology money can buy today, there will be something better tomorrow. Something will be able to "get more out of your negative". This is not about that a better capture would be possible - that, too. But you can get more out of your capture, too. Printing technology will also change. This is why I am talking about the original negative - if you scan it today, you're not giving it a proper representation that you maybe wish you had in 30 years. I am not saying that you *want* to have that detail, or if you'll even care in 30 years. Most people don't, but that's not the point. The original point was about backing up / keeping safe your images. All I am saying is that it is easier to preserve the full potential of a digital capture than an analog one.
I hope this did not offend you in any way.
Edited on Dec 27, 2007 at 06:04 AM
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