Admin":2t55r31q said:
Patrick":2t55r31q said:
Risk of losing a ton of pictures at once (either on the card, CD or harddrive)
You've never lost a roll of film from the camera back opening inadvertently or some other cause?
A whole roll (24 pics), once...and it was my wife that loaded it in Norquay and lost an entire of pictures at Fortress. It never happened again, because I never let her change the pics again. :evil:
Inadvertently opened the camera? the most I would lose it 2-3 pics and it rarely happened. Film broke in SA in 2008, might have lost 2-3 pics. So over in 25 years (same camera), I might have lost 20 pics for that reason + badly loaded camera. I would say at the most about 10 pics in 25 years. To place things in context, I've taken over 1500 pics (film) this summer. Imagine over the course of 25 years. Where are taking 0.0001%. If you card fries, you can lose how many?
The lost of all my pics from SA in 2009 - wasn't a film issue as it was thief. Digital would have been different.
Admin":2t55r31q said:
Patrick":2t55r31q said:
Files manipulation for copies, backups, etc.
Which is far quicker and easier with digital files.
Still relying on manipulation on the computer plus risk of losing them. I didn't have that hassle with film (mind you, my physical pics are well organized, they occupy more than one bookcase. One of the advantages (I concede), is to share it online.
Admin":2t55r31q said:
Patrick":2t55r31q said:
Durability of a camera. Film camera are mechanical, not electronic involved.
And those mechanical parts, especially the shutter, can easily freeze while skiing.
Yes, it happened 'twice' over the course of 25 years. Once it was on the day before flying to France for 1 month in March 2003. It was -30c outside and I decided to take a few pics. It wasn't a major issue.
The camera lasted 25 years. The wide angle lens fell (how much vertical Tony) at Big Sky/MB in 2006. The camera feel off tables from Ottawa to the Lake Louise cafeteria. No issue. In contrast, our camcorder that we got for Christmas 99 lasted maybe 5 years before experiencing some serious issues.
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