Thoughts about camera users and our ages
Apr 19, 2014 09:02:34 #
Apr 19, 2014 09:03:17 #
Normo wrote:
I enjoy reading the available thumbnail sketches s... (show quote)
I am too old, I can't remember what this thread was about.
Apr 19, 2014 09:08:05 #
[ here mostly people sit around and wish film would come back, and make photography easy again ! :lol:]
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Mostly agree you my friend, except for the film days. I am 70 now and it was digital that brought me back to photography. As a kid I long sweated in a closet I called a darkroom loading 4X5 Speed Graphic frames and enlarging and developing those and my 35mm negatives. Later when I stopped that it was always a wait to get the film commercially developed and then another wait to get any keepers enlarged. It was a hassle and I drifted away but then a few years back I was gifted with a small P and S digital and it all came roaring back. Today my D800 is usually jammed up to my face several times a week followed by some time in front of the ol' "puter" where the keepers (if any) are run through CC and then sent to my printer. Small effort, and getting smaller the more I learn. Photography has now again become a hoot. Perhaps, because of my age and ever shortening time, I have become a big fan of "Instant Gratification"....all thanks to digital.
SS[/quote]
Mostly agree you my friend, except for the film days. I am 70 now and it was digital that brought me back to photography. As a kid I long sweated in a closet I called a darkroom loading 4X5 Speed Graphic frames and enlarging and developing those and my 35mm negatives. Later when I stopped that it was always a wait to get the film commercially developed and then another wait to get any keepers enlarged. It was a hassle and I drifted away but then a few years back I was gifted with a small P and S digital and it all came roaring back. Today my D800 is usually jammed up to my face several times a week followed by some time in front of the ol' "puter" where the keepers (if any) are run through CC and then sent to my printer. Small effort, and getting smaller the more I learn. Photography has now again become a hoot. Perhaps, because of my age and ever shortening time, I have become a big fan of "Instant Gratification"....all thanks to digital.
Apr 19, 2014 09:12:00 #
ebbote wrote:
I think that it is safe to say that cameras will be around for
a long time, as this younger generation grows older I think
they will migrate from their phones to DSLRs.
a long time, as this younger generation grows older I think
they will migrate from their phones to DSLRs.
Precisely.... :thumbup:
Apr 19, 2014 09:21:36 #
ardenweiss
Loc: Maryland
Camera phones provide instant gratification and feed the ego in that users can instantly show others what they are doing -- picture quality doesn't count as long as the content is viewable/decent as either a snapzhot or video.
Apr 19, 2014 09:24:07 #
Am still carrying my 7D with 400mm lens on it.sometimes I
wish for a P./S. 88yrs..
wish for a P./S. 88yrs..
Apr 19, 2014 09:26:11 #
SonyA580 wrote:
You could be right but It looks like the migration may be the other way with cell phone cameras getting better until they match the quality of a DSLR.
Just remember that the same technology that gets put is cell phones for cameras... is also being applied to dslr cameras... So the cameras are getting better also. And we already know that Nokia got caught using a DSLR to take photos and then claimed that they were from their latest camera, so it proves that the phone manufacturers know it too.
Apr 19, 2014 09:49:37 #
During a recent visit to Blue Moon photo in Portland, OR the manager shared with me that most of his customers are aged 20 - 30. His business sells and repairs FILM cameras and darkroom supplies. As a high school photo teacher I was encouraged by my students' responses when we were forced to go digital. They loved the film/darkroom experience and believed it made them better photographers. They grew up with digital devices; now they seek hands-on experiences that balance their lives.
Apr 19, 2014 09:49:58 #
Normo wrote:
I enjoy reading the available thumbnail sketches s... (show quote)
I was always dabbling in camera's, but it wasn't until I retired that I got really excited. I will be 68 in June and I now have traveled around the world and my Love of photography has flourished. I do not sell anything, but I have thought about it. I am just not sure where to begin, maybe some one has an idea of what sites are good.
Apr 19, 2014 09:57:53 #
I must agree with ebbote look at what is happening with digital music, good sound dose not come from digital recordings people are going back to there old turntables and LP's because of the great sound quality.
Apr 19, 2014 09:58:56 #
ebbote wrote:
I think that it is safe to say that cameras will be around for
a long time, as this younger generation grows older I think
they will migrate from their phones to DSLRs.
a long time, as this younger generation grows older I think
they will migrate from their phones to DSLRs.
Could not have stated it better. :thumbup:
Apr 19, 2014 10:10:08 #
Normo wrote:
I enjoy reading the available thumbnail sketches s... (show quote)
Good point. If you want a quick shot of your friends to post online, a cell phone is acceptable. I doubt that these young people would like to see a wedding photographer show up at their wedding with just a cell phone. As you said, cell phones do have, "...pretty good cameras now," but the image quality can't compare to a DSLR or modern mirrorless.
I think the majority of young people who shoot with a cell phone would not be carrying cameras around with them anyway. Since they have a phone, and since it takes pictures, they take pictures.
I was surprised to see a bus load of young Japanese tourists at Yellowstone taking pictures with cell phones and iPads. Maybe someday these cellphone photographers will want better quality. Not everyone is out to get great pictures. Most people just want snapshots to remember an event.
Apr 19, 2014 10:45:27 #
chase4 wrote:
As an old retired guy, I don't have a smart phone w/camera and if I want a decent photo I break out the DSLR but I often carry a little P&S Canon A1400 as a back-up (it has a EVF).
I do have a smart phone with a camera and use it only for sending snapshots to my kids in PA. And they send me theirs. Some are good, most are fuzzy. I keep telling them that I am way shakier than they are and the least they can do is keep the phone still while they take the shot! :mrgreen:
Apr 19, 2014 10:48:53 #
Apr 19, 2014 10:55:25 #
Geez, I feel ancient now. I don't even own a digital camera. All of my personal and professional work is still shot on film. However, I am responding to this thread on my smart phone...
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