Oh, and another question: Any opinions on "archival" dvds?
I've searched around here and elsewhere without finding much really definitive. Choices so far are down to high quality (Tayo Yuden) DVD+R media at @.50 each in bulk or Verbatim Gold DVD-R at @1.50 ea (yikes!) There's lots of discussion of the advantages of +R media and criticism of the value and function of the "Gold" media.
I currently back up to a 500GB external drive and archive RAW files to 2 16GB SD cards which are now almost full. I was thinking the additional expense and longevity of the SD cards was worth it, because wouldn't have to track and redo the DVDs every few years. Now I'm questioning that thought, but still resisting the whole DVD process.
Interesting article here by a photog and SW engineer:
How To Choose CD/DVD Archival Media
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