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[OM] Re: KEH's longevity, was: adorama grading

Subject: [OM] Re: KEH's longevity, was: adorama grading
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:52:59 -0500
And whenever I pick up a DSLR after using the A1 I'm intially mystified 
as to why I don't have an instant, real-time image on the screen when I 
turn on the power.

Chuck Norcutt

ScottGee1 wrote:

> Why?  One phrase -- instant gratification.
> 
> Polaroid sold millions of cameras and tons of film packs because
> people loved the idea of seeing results almost immediately.  Of course
> the results weren't state of the art, but most people were comparing
> with pix from an Instamatic so . . .
> 
> I recently saw a stat published that shows that *over* 80% of all
> digicam images will never be printed.
> 
> I laugh every time I shoot analog and make pix of children who
> immediately demand to "Lemme see!  Lemme see!" and look at me
> quizzically when I show them the blank back of the camera.  "Is is
> broken?" they demand to know.  "Oh, it's one of your OLD cameras" they
> complain as they run away to find a shiny object to distract
> themselves.
> 
> I also laugh at myself when I shoot analog and find myself trying to chimp.
> 
> FWIW/ScottGee1
> 
> 
> On 1/9/06, AG Schnozz <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>>Chuck wrote:
>>
>>>Amateurs have been stampeding to digital because... I'm
>>>not sure why.
> 
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