Originally Posted by
Doug Howk
Generational difference: the older generation grew up wanting to be photographers (remember Blow Up). As they/we near retirement age, we finally have the means & time to indulge our interests. For us, manufacturers market their digital products as cameras, dry darkroom, archival prints, etc..
For the younger generation who grew up with video games, chat rooms, instant messaging, etc., they want their cell phones, iPods and other digital devices to also enable them to make videos, maybe stills all of an ephemeral nature that they can use in communicating with others. Manufacturers who market to this generation do not need to use terms like cameras, dry darkroom, archival prints. Such terms are obsolete or tied to an archaic process.
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