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Post by don on Jul 31, 2024 17:41:22 GMT
Grumpy luddite git mode\ mutter mutter mutter, cameras went downhill after wet plate, mutter mutter mutter \ Lol I nearly mentioned wet plate in my comment but wasn’t sure our audience would know what they were 🤣 (that last part is tongue in cheek before everyone picks on me) |
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Post by dreampolice on Jul 31, 2024 17:51:15 GMT
I wonder how many got their knickers in a twist when the polaroid witchcraft appeared on the scene?
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Post by daves on Jul 31, 2024 18:08:36 GMT
I wonder how many got their knickers in a twist when the polaroid witchcraft appeared on the scene? LOL, well not Ansel Adams for one. The darling of Group f/64 did a lot of work for Polaroid Land. |
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Post by dreampolice on Jul 31, 2024 18:10:27 GMT
My daughter used a polaroid camera this weekend at a wedding that she was Bridesmaid at. Cost her fortune for the films!
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Post by daves on Jul 31, 2024 18:12:59 GMT
My daughter used a polaroid camera this weekend at a wedding that she was Bridesmaid at. Cost her fortune for the films! I bet it did 😱😂 |
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Post by willien on Jul 31, 2024 18:28:01 GMT
Apres Dageurre le deluge.
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Post by don on Jul 31, 2024 22:05:14 GMT
I wonder how many got their knickers in a twist when the polaroid witchcraft appeared on the scene? I’ve never owned one but I can imagine the “must have latest thing brigade “ rushing out to buy them when they were A New Thing. Like you say some people thinking they were the work of the devil 👿 I just googled the first Polaroid was in 1947 so definitely seen as witchcraft 🤣👍 |
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Post by zx9 on Jul 31, 2024 23:25:16 GMT
I wonder how many got their knickers in a twist when the polaroid witchcraft appeared on the scene? Edwin Land did when he realised what a lot of them were been used for that is why they did not have self timers.  |
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Post by Chester PB on Jul 31, 2024 23:31:49 GMT
Just so. I see a lot of "Luddite" comments "I don't have a smartphone", "I don't want a smartphone", "use a real camera (What is a "real" camera " etc, etc. With phone cameras improving all the time IMHO they are becoming a valid option for when one doesn't want to carry a full DSLR / mirrorless kit. Though that can drag one into the dreaded uograditis of waiting for the latest and "greatest" camera phone instead of getting something that's "good enough" for the time being. The problem is, most of the phones also allow you to watch TV and or stream things too. That is truly the work of the devil. A TV and a camera on a phone.  Parents rent these devices for their children and only then worrying about what they look at. There is some nasty stuff out there... www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/31/southport-has-suffered-enough-without-farages-conspiracy-laden-ego-trip |
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Post by zou on Aug 1, 2024 5:18:51 GMT
There's a large format joke about standards having fallen.
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Post by spinno on Aug 1, 2024 7:18:45 GMT
There's a large format joke about standards having fallen. Hand it to them on a plate |
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Post by geoffr on Aug 1, 2024 7:52:45 GMT
A very brief look suggests that a "Premium" phone will cost around £1,000 but possibly much more. Put simply, I can buy quite a lot of compact or small mirrorless camera for £1,000, possibly considerably less. The smart phone camera has its place but, for me, it can't replace a dedicated camera. But do any of your cameras also make phone calls, text message, search the internet, order an Uber, translate from virtually any language to English and vice versa? Will it be able to use its lens to aid with that translation? Does it link up to your car to play music or act as a live sat nav using Google /maps/waze or whatever? Can it also aid you in directions when out and about on foot in a new place? Will your camera remember where you’ve parked your car? Can you use it as bank card or a hotel room digital key (ours did in Detroit) can it hook you up with a date for the night if you’re feeling lonely? I could go on. So whilst it might not replace a camera on the whole for a lot of things, it is bloody useful, can take very good photos and considering what else they can do, they are a great bit of kit. I don't disagree that phones are a marvellous piece of kit but I find the screens too small for most applications and I don't like composing images on a screen, I want a viewfinder. So, although I use a phone, I won't be buying a "Premium" phone instead of a dedicated camera. |
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Post by geoffr on Aug 1, 2024 7:54:46 GMT
There's a large format joke about standards having fallen. It's enough to get your back up! |
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Post by spinno on Aug 1, 2024 8:25:04 GMT
There's a large format joke about standards having fallen. It's enough to get your back up! Let's focus on the topic |
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Post by zou on Aug 1, 2024 8:41:15 GMT
It's enough to get your back up! Let's focus on the topic Did we shift? |
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