If you can obtain a digital camera, you won't have to let your photographs leave your possession. I LOVE my Olympus digital camera, and one of these days it will have "almost" paid for itself in savings on film and development if I live long enough! <g> A. White ----- Original Message ----- From: <BielScott@aol.com> To: <SCCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 10:15 PM Subject: Re: [SCCHARLE] Taking pictures > In a message dated 4/11/00 8:43:40 PM Central Daylight Time, > Ngchesnutt@aol.com writes: > > > so many people do not realize what a > > great difference having professionals who only develop film do the work. > > Hey, I have had screw ups with them all. I once had someone's wedding > pictures in with my pictures from a "professional place". I also have had the > "professionals" enlarge a picture using the wrong side of the > negative----giving me a mirror image. > As for the "amateurs", I will never take film to a grocery store for > developing again...the negatives were cut through the middle, instead of at > the end, for every strip. They said it was an equipment problem. I have been > present when many people learned that the "superstore" lost their pictures, > even with one hour developing, but thankfully, it hasn't happened to me, yet. > The moral: You take your chances anywhere. > > Margie S. > > > ==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ==== > Another 'MUST' for South Carolina genealogical research > South Carolina Department of Archives and History > http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/ > >

Anne, you are so right about digital cameras. I have a Kodak 215 that I love. It has saved money and my photos are right where I can make good use of them. It is connected to both my desktop and my laptop for immediate downloading. Frances Anne White wrote: > If you can obtain a digital camera, you won't have to let your photographs > leave your possession. I LOVE my Olympus digital camera, and one of these > days it will have "almost" paid for itself in savings on film and > development if I live long enough! <g> > A. White > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <BielScott@aol.com> > To: <SCCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 10:15 PM > Subject: Re: [SCCHARLE] Taking pictures > > > In a message dated 4/11/00 8:43:40 PM Central Daylight Time, > > Ngchesnutt@aol.com writes: > > > > > so many people do not realize what a > > > great difference having professionals who only develop film do the > work. > > > > Hey, I have had screw ups with them all. I once had someone's wedding > > pictures in with my pictures from a "professional place". I also have had > the > > "professionals" enlarge a picture using the wrong side of the > > negative----giving me a mirror image. > > As for the "amateurs", I will never take film to a grocery store for > > developing again...the negatives were cut through the middle, instead of > at > > the end, for every strip. They said it was an equipment problem. I have > been > > present when many people learned that the "superstore" lost their > pictures, > > even with one hour developing, but thankfully, it hasn't happened to me, > yet. > > The moral: You take your chances anywhere. > > > > Margie S. > > > > > > ==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ==== > > Another 'MUST' for South Carolina genealogical research > > South Carolina Department of Archives and History > > http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/ > > > > > > ==== SCCHARLE Mailing List ==== > Be sure to visit the Charleston County SC Genealogy Site > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/3577 -- http://www.egroups.com/group/frfg/info.html http://www.onelist.com/community/AmerRevLoyalists http://www.onelist.com/community/Rouse http://www.twinpinesretreat.com