On 2008-04-01 08:40:57 -0400, Jack Offstermeyer <jackoff@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
> My elderly mother always loved film for taking picture of the grandkids
> and stuff and never could comprehend digital. Lord knows I tried to
> convince her to go digital so she could share the pictures online, but
> she was content mailing us all prints.
>
> Last month she went to a new camera shop and they convinced her to get
> one of the new digi-film cameras. I hadn't heard of them but boy, they
> are great. They give her the best of both film and digital.
>
> She snaps away to her hearts content, then takes the camera to the
> shop. They downloads the imaged from the camera to their proprietary
> computer and put them on a CD. At the same time, they burn negatives
> for her so that they can make prints for her. She loves leaving the
> store with negatives in hand -- even if they are digitally produced
> negatives.
>
> The camera was a bit pricey but it seems to be worth it. Last week she
> paid them to upgrade it with more memory. Now it'll go up to 36
> high-quality images before she needs to take it to the shop.
>
> I hope this technology catches on and they expand it to other cameras
> soon. Maybe then the price of the cameras will start to come down.
That is amazing because I just bought my great aunt a camcorder. She
has stuck by Super 8 for years and now will finally use the Camcorder
because each tape comes with a mailer that lets you get a super 8 print
of the first 3 minutes and 20 seconds, minus the audio, of your tape.
She loves it, and discards the tape and the rest of the recording once
she gets the 50 foot film back in he mail. I bought her a new splicer
to go with it.
--
Michael
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