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Subject: Re: [OM] (OT) Kodak Easyshare Z700 camera
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 15:36:17 -0700
Unless I miss my guess, she's not likely to like or use it, unless she's into 
big, clunky and masculine.

You might luck out. For a while, one of my granddaughters was eager to get a 
big, black DSLR, cause her friends were 
doing typical girls goofing around shots, but with that sort of camera. The 
phase has passed.

On 4/11/2014 2:55 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> The obvious answer is an early, used 'Tough' style camera - the Oly ones will 
> bounce off the floor and are beer proof. And they come in colours, including 
> Pink I think. And fit in a handbag.

That's what I was thinking of.

> But that may be a bit beyond your budget. And she'd prolly lose it anyway.

Yeah, a tiny P&S, of any sort that works, might be as good, and cheaper, so the 
loss is less.

> Spoiled, careless princess?
> Lend her nothing and let her know why.

That's where I'm at, but Brian is in a somewhat complex social/relationship 
situation /vis/-à-/vis/ this girl, I believe.

> On 12/04/2014, at 7:47 AM, bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> Her birthday is soon, so I thought I'd see what kind of camera I could
>> get her - no other gift idea crossing my mind. I mean, what can you
>> reasonably get a kid who is spoiled rotten and is interested only in
>> girly things?

Cheap, possibly gaudy, girlie things? Christmas, I got the granddaughters 
pretty Amazon gift cards in pretty gift boxes. 
Big hit. But then, they aren't particularly spoiled, and unusually little 
self-centered, at least for early teen girls. 
I admit I do get them actual things for their birthdays, though.

Doesn't her grams have ideas? I've got another coming up next month. I got the 
younger one a USB mike in January, on her 
father's recommendation, and it was a big hit. She's turning into an amazing, 
at least to me, performer. Just got 
accepted to the closest Arts High School. BooYah!

Grampa Moose

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