That story just about sums it all up. Very well said. Most people are
definitely like them. And I'm beginning to see Fuji making a big push around
here for just that service you describe- Drop off your film and get a CD of
your 'prints'.
George S.
(also staying with film for 2002)
Doggre@xxxxxxx writes:
> Yep, I agree George. Just went thru set-up and configuration with my sister
> & bro-in-law's computer and Sony digicam (DCS DP50 -- 2.1 megapixel). They
> weren't able to do it and didn't have a clue. First thing I had told her
> weeks/months back is that she needed more memory in her old Compaq computer
> (which was on the carpet, under her hutch, in the dog & cat hair for five
> years...). So I installed 2-128Mb DIMMs, then started in on the digicam
> stuff. Spent several hours. Every time I asked her a question, she didn't
> know or gave the "wrong" answer. When I asked the bro-in-law, he replied,
> "You're asking the wrong guy." They watched tv the entire time I went at
> the
> computer. Only when I finally got pics up on the screen did they take the
> slightest interest in what I was doing. Then they came and sat beside me
> and
> said things like "Make it bigger!", and "Put a frame around it". "Print
> that
> one!" I informed them they better get some more printer cartridges, fast.
> I
> told them now it is up to them to learn how to use all the camera's
> features
> and the editing software. Bro-in-law is already realizing that he needs
> more
> and bigger flash memory modules, another downloading do-hickey. I don't
> think there's a sky filter over the lens. Every time he picks it up, he
> rolls it around in his hands, looking for the right buttons, dials, plugs,
> etc.. As if he just found himself in the cockpit of an F-18.
>
> Typical consumers, I think. From the start, computing was going to make
> life
> so much easier. Setup and configuration is still about as much fun as
> being
> out on the streets of New York after dark when the steel gates are down
> over
> the shop fronts. You HAVE to be somewhat computer geeky to get much out of
> your computer, digital camera, etc.. I think MANY more P&S cameras will be
> purchased, keeping the 1 hour labs in business for years to come. And/or,
> many digital users will simply go to a store and have the store download
> and
> create photo CDs for them. The learning curve is pretty steep for a lot of
> consumers who were never more than P&S customers to start. The "hi tec"
> industry continues to oversell "ease of use".
>
> The ONE benefit I see of them getting a digital is that now, with 3
> grandkids, they will take many pics, and I can introduce them to depth of
> field, composition, bokeh, etc.. They may not be able to do much with
> bokeh,
> etc. but at least they'll be learning about basic photography, although not
> nearly as well as they would with an OM-1.
>
> Rich (staying with conventional film for at least another year)
>
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