P3D Re: Grain of Truth

[michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Michael Kersenbrock)]

> On the other hand, with a Polaroid, you can also make instant copies of
> the original to give to your friends.  That's tough with digital (no
> hard copy) cameras. 

Hard to exectute a "copy file" command?  :-)

> >I still don't think Digital cameras are "ripe for the picking" (as a
> >new toy anyway) quite yet, but the more I watch I don't think it
> >too far off (for general "aunt martha" snapshot and web-publication
> use).
> 
> 
> They'll be there when Aunt Martha doesn't need a computer to display and
> print her digital photos.

I meant more like pictures *of* Aunt Martha, and by me or my wife (with 
maybe a cha-cha thrown in).  

And I've already  a computer (as does a pretty high percentage of
the families in the U.S.).

I'm not really trying to ponder when digital cameras will blow away
film and film become an antique.  I'm only pondering when I'd like
to buy one and be able to have useful fun with it even if it
doesn't blow film away.  The instant-viewing feature and the already
digitized aspects are something useful that film doesn't have
(and which I'd like to have around).

Mike K.


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