Post APqqT8KQw1mcudb4oC by dango_@mas.to
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(DIR) Post #APnu5BFKHuQGQiKhA8 by TechConnectify@mas.to
2022-11-20T18:49:38Z
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Thinking about that time I ran across a video titled "why I'm never buying another disposable camera" or something, thinking it was someone who found a cheap point-and-shoot that had a crappy lens and recreated "that look"But no. It was like a 20 year old who had just discovered *cameras*The normal kind. That you reload with film.He didn't know they existed.
(DIR) Post #APnuEKU9J4BHgsd2UC by chase@cocaine.moe
2022-11-20T18:56:11.129818Z
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@TechConnectify my faith in the youth is whittled down with every passing day :apensive:
(DIR) Post #APqqT7mkxEqREBqBJg by dango_@mas.to
2022-11-20T19:16:43Z
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@TechConnectify I definitely recall watching my parents go from disposable film cameras to digital point and shoots, and while I think I conceptually *knew* there were reloadable film cameras... even to this day I don't think I've ever seen a fixed lens reloadable film camera in person.
(DIR) Post #APqqT8KQw1mcudb4oC by dango_@mas.to
2022-11-20T19:22:08Z
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@TechConnectify I don't think I ever saw a "roll" of film until I was tasked with getting a film camera for a class - and even then my mind went to an SLR. So for younger folks treating film as this sort of novelty - it actually may be the case that diposable cameras were just the first thing to pop to mind, and they're easier to find today than reusable cameras of a similar form factor.
(DIR) Post #APqqT8lNJrKmGCCano by TechConnectify@mas.to
2022-11-20T19:27:34Z
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@dango_ I don't know when or where you're from, but like... thrift stores are always jam packed with cameras. Disposable cameras generally cost more than twice that of a roll of film (my memory pegs disposable cameras when I was a kid at like $6+ and film maybe $2.50) and were mainly marketed as temporary solutions for people who forgot to bring their camera on a trip or, like, for parents to give to their kids.
(DIR) Post #APqqT9AtmxkbXM8yaO by TechConnectify@mas.to
2022-11-20T19:29:56Z
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@dango_ I also remember insurance companies recommending you keep a disposable camera in your car to allow you to document things in case of an accident - not a bad idea back when you didn't have a camera on your constantly!But there have been very cheap reloadable cameras since... well since always, really. So honestly I think your parents were breaking from the norm
(DIR) Post #APqqTCXhGellyvpj2O by dango_@mas.to
2022-11-20T19:46:12Z
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@TechConnectify although, putting my foot in my mouth a bit on that last point, searching "film camera" on amazon brings up lots of reusables... So i'll just chalk it up to human memory and the "feelings" of what is a film camera
(DIR) Post #APqrHNyB3XS9tx9IjA by lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me
2022-11-22T05:06:44.158066Z
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@TechConnectify As one born in 98', I guess it makes sense for what one born around year 2000 would remember today. Parents would probably have a digital camera or a polaroid but give a cheap disposable camera for their kids.No idea why disposable cameras caught on though, maybe just them being more sturdy and the film being protected? (I had a reloadable fixed lens point-and-shoot camera)
(DIR) Post #APqrMeD06h0viKak5o by alcinnz@floss.social
2022-11-20T19:07:35Z
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@TechConnectify I think this is part of why I think what you're doing is so vital! Modern technology isn't the only tech which has value!
(DIR) Post #APqrMegQLIY9BaMExE by alcinnz@floss.social
2022-11-20T19:09:05Z
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@TechConnectify btw, keep an eye out for Ben Eater's next video. He's answering some of your questions regarding the TV Guardian!
(DIR) Post #APqrOUfIYpO0h6hx1k by ChrisFratz@tech.lgbt
2022-11-20T20:20:03Z
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@TechConnectify As a 22 year old, this hurts my soul to read. TBH, if I had the space and money I'd love to get an instant polaroid.
(DIR) Post #APqrOV8Mokde9GJAKu by TechConnectify@mas.to
2022-11-20T20:33:59Z
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@ChrisFratz Instax is fun to play around with and you can get it everywhere! I kinda like the hideous cameras in the Mini line - it's not the same as Polaroid, exactly, but I think they are what the kids call "a hoot"