From: "knarftheriault
I like your disposable camera idea, John. It would be a lot cheaper
than the Holga and would achieve the same result with the advantage
of built-in flash.
The only advantage of the Holga would be that they get to keep them,
but in this digital age, realistically, how many would get used once
they get them home? Film, processing and prints would be a huge
expense for most youngsters. Much easier grab a p&s.
Cheers,
frank
I expect that if the parents have enough money to pay Christine to teach
their kids photography they can afford to have a disposable camera
processed at Target, etc ... even if they opt to spend the extra $1.50
to have a CD made. I know that when I was running the photo lab, one of
the options was just to process the negatives ($1.75); a second option
was to process the negatives and scan them to a CD with no prints ...
total $3.25 plus tax not including the cost of the camera, which
regularly sold for $10.00 (or less) for a package of two. The whole
shebang, process, prints & CD averaged about $7.50.
Plus with the disposables, you can concentrate on basics - getting
enough light to the film to form an image & composition - because
there's no distraction from the camera controls. There are only three
controls, switch for the flash, shutter button and wheel to wind the film.
And another thing about kids; they lose stuff. If they lose the
disposable camera, they're only out $5.00
You could go through several iterations with the disposables at minimal
cost, then the parents could buy a cheap P&S for the kids who are still
interested. Although I'm guessing the kids will already have one on
their cell phones.
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