[LINK] Digital cameras the only kind for this generation

[Chirgwin, Richard]

I taught the kids on film first ... they pay a lot more attention to what
they're shooting if, halfway through the trip to the Zoo (etc) they've
reached zero. The elder is now reasonably capable instead of a
click-like-mad time-waster...

RC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Damien Miller [mailto:djm at mindrot.org] 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 11:03 AM
> To: Glen Turner
> Cc: link at anu.edu.au
> Subject: Re: [LINK] Digital cameras the only kind for this generation
> 
> 
> Glen Turner wrote:
> > Another "becoming an old fart far too quickly" data point...
> > 
> > I took a photo at a toddlers' party on the weekend. After 
> the click they
> > all ran over to look at the back of the camera. I had to 
> explain it was
> > a film camera, not a digital camera, and there was no image 
> on the back
> > of the camera.
> 
> I had a similar experience: a five year old niece started 
> madly clicking
> with my wife's 35mm. When she was told that she was wasting film she
> exclaimed "don't worry, you can delete the bad ones!"
> 
> -d
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