Not only that, but to last a long time, film has to have been processed absolutely correctly (developed, fixed, and fix-washed) and stored absolutely correctly.

Not only that, but to last a long time, film has to have been processed absolutely correctly (developed, fixed, and fix-washed) and stored absolutely correctly. Any mistakes, and you are a long way away from an archival copy. This takes experience, skill and some more experience. Correctly operating a digital camera for a hobbyist is much easier. Also, while individual digital recording devices have short lifespans, it is trivial to make completely lossless identical copies of digital information. However making a good copy of an analog recording is notoriously difficult.