jsmisc
Well-Known Member
Yes, that's the thing. I also have stacks of slides which I took from the 60's onwards. I am scanning them as and when I get time. Some are faded but they can be restored on the computer.
I also have negatives dating from the 50's and they are fine.
And I have photographs which my father took dating from the 20's and even family portraits from the 1880's. They can all be (awful word) digitised and brought into the modern age.
But will they stand the test of time once they are digital? We don't really know but at least the originals will remain and meanwhile they can be easily enjoyed and stored and restored on the computer for all the family and any one else who is interested to see them.
And because the originals are a physical medium, they do not have to be regularly backed up or transferred to the latest storage facility although I am paranoid about backing up my scans becasue I am investing so much time in creating them.
I also have negatives dating from the 50's and they are fine.
And I have photographs which my father took dating from the 20's and even family portraits from the 1880's. They can all be (awful word) digitised and brought into the modern age.
But will they stand the test of time once they are digital? We don't really know but at least the originals will remain and meanwhile they can be easily enjoyed and stored and restored on the computer for all the family and any one else who is interested to see them.
And because the originals are a physical medium, they do not have to be regularly backed up or transferred to the latest storage facility although I am paranoid about backing up my scans becasue I am investing so much time in creating them.