Ansel Adams "lost negs"

[ignatiusjk]

So what do all of you LF folks think of the "lost Ansel Adams negs".I myself having been a HUGE Ansel Adams fan think it's alot of bunk.Even at my most sloppiest time I never lost negs.I'm glad to see the AA family is sueing this guy.

[Richard K.]

There's many, many posts on this in a variety of threads on this forum...
You can also read 20 or so blog posts here:

http://nearbycafe.com/artandphoto/photocritic/

I think most people agree with you.

[cdholden]

yet another fine example of when the forum's search function could have provided an answer

[sun of sand]

someone should test this on all the "current" threads
I'd bet 75% could be answered of those answerable

and then you have the whole internet to search

[BrianShaw]

So instead of being such grumpy people, why don't we address one of the side issues raised by the OP that I don't think has ever been discussed: Have YOU ever lost a negative?

I'll start.

Yes, but it has been more of a situation where a neg has been 'misplaced' and later found. Usually this happens when doing a bunch of rush jobs... when things get hectic and normal thoguhtful procedures degrade into mayhem and foolishness.

[Sdrubansky]

Not finding the photo you're looking for is so infuriating..
My improvised negative and slide archive always causes hour-long searches.

..still waiting for a lovely polaroid to pop up, while yesterday I finally
found the egyptian landscape print I was looking for.

Seriously considering either a binder based (cheaper) or drawer based (expensive)
archive system.

Boxes are out.

M

[Jack Dahlgren]

I've found negatives that I didn't know I had lost.

[Brian C. Miller]

I think that what happened is that the negatives had been placed in storage with other non-essentials when the original photographer moved out of California. When the oversight was realized, it was just impractical to retrieve them, and they were abandoned.

[j.e.simmons]

What's-her-name #1 lost a few negatives for me.
juan