--- Brad Dobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 9:30 AM > Subject: Re: Single use camera > > I have to disagree here. If I'm going to spend > whatever it costs to > develop > > film, I want it to be high quality. My daughter > often uses a Samsung point > > and shoot camera we have around the house and > whenever I develop the film > I > > wonder if I should just ditch the camera. (And > this is a decent little > point > > and shoot.)If the conditions are perfect, the > camera is capable of good > 4x6 > > pictures, but if flash is required the pictures > usually begin to fall > apart. > > I can't imagine getting good pictures with a > disposable loaded with 800 > asa > > film. I recognize that everyone has different > expectations of the film > they > > get back, but disposables are really scraping the > bottom of the barrel for > > anyone who cares, in the least, about their > photos. > > > > Vic > > > Hey Vic, > > Well, the fact is they are a very popular camera. > Ever wonder why? Well, > for one thing, the people buying them don't give a > flying f**k about > cameras. They just want pictures to record an event > or whatever. These > people also only care about getting 4x6 prints, they > don't want 11x14 > enlargements, they think grain is just sand, you > have to step back a ways > from your level and see these things more > realistically. Do they care that > I own a Nikon F5 (I don't, but you get the meaning)? > Hell, do they even > know the cost or quality of it? Doubtful. It looks > to them to be some > heavy, awkward, complicated instrument. Here's an > analogy or two: When you > build a deck for your house, how do you level and > space and measure things? > Hmmm....a cheap level, some string and a $2 > measuring tape? My dad and I > did. What if you were in the surveying business (I > have a close family > member that owns such a company). How would they > build or plan a deck? > With weird looking equipment (I've seen it done too) > If an engineer was > planning a deck, would he use plain graph paper a > ruler and a pencil? I do. > He doesn't he'd be using his AutoCAD system and go > nuts. Some people just > want pictures, and they get them, and for the price, > damned good. My > brother happened to get ones that had Fugi Superia > X-TRA 800. And like I > said, they were good. These people don't care about > DOF or any composition > rules and they don't want to know. What the *beep* > are reciprocity laws? A > legal term? :) They don't want to set an aperture or > shutter speed. If you > asked them simple questions about exposure (ie What > IS exposure?) they > wouldn't be able to tell you the four basic > components. But when it comes > down to it, they have pictures and memories that > look just fine to them. > > So blah blah and so on, point is the people who buy > disposable cameras think > we're nuts for spending gross sums of money for > 'gadgets'. Of course, we > are more serious about our work and far more > critical. That's fine. We call > ourselves, professionals, or artists, or serious > amateurs. Just like a > surveying crew or an engineer and their equipment. > However, Joe Blow just > wants a physical visual memory. Hell, he's probably > got his finger over the > flash when using it, or gets a thumb in there, > probably chops off heads or > feet too. They just are not like us. > > Ahhh...anyhow, a long-winded response to a dumb > subject anyhow :) Looking > this over, I think it may come across as too strong > or stinging, and if so, > I apologize Vic. not my intention. I was just > hoping I could convey > different points of view. Ya, myself, the cameras > are crappola...but the > naked sunbathers in Spain (the females :)) looked > *damned* good in my > brothers pictures :) > > Regards, > > Brad Dobo >
So, what are you trying to say? Deb :) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com
