Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thanks to everyone - but I am looking for a <$40-50 digi cam, one button, durable camera! I think they exist.. Buying a bunch of disposable (the word alone gives me shivers..) cameras is prob best. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Weisenfeld" <max_weisenfeld@verizon.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 9:39 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] First digital camera for my son? > Can we step back from the pedagogy for a minute and contemplate the wisdom > of giving a 4 1/2 year old a $200 camera? > > In theory, Ted and BD make a lot of sense, although my heart is with > Karen. He will have full access to the digital world soon enough. But > reality imposes itself here, and they do not make $4 disposable digital > cameras. He is going to have to shoot a lot of rolls to make up for the > one Olympus he breaks or loses! > > And is one hour at Target really that long to wait to see your pictures? > > Max > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Karen Nakamura" <mail@gpsy.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:46 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] First digital camera for my son? > > >> >> I have to disagree on the suggestions for a digital camera for kids. >> >> I've noticed that kids these days have an attention span of approximately >> 0.3 seconds. >> >> This has gone down from the peak of 0.5 seconds achieved one winter in >> 1973. >> >> But I've noticed kids with a digital camera will happily shoot snaps, >> look at the screen, then 0.4 seconds later they've forgotten entirely >> about the photo, camera, and everything else. >> >> At least with film, you force a delayed gratification which is good. Part >> of the magic. >> >> Karen >> >> -- >> Karen Nakamura >> http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >