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Page 3 of 4 On three occasions, the information I got back was similar. My seatmates were going to purchase a digital SLR and needed help finding a simpler camera. Why? “My spouse doesn’t like using the SLR.” The SLR owner was the family photographer and enjoyed that role. Whenever there was a family event, he or she would be ready, but his or her spouse didn’t end up with any prints! This was puzzling at first because these photographers typically had a very good-quality photo printer attached to the computer.
Then I recognized the problem. Prior to the advent of digital,
after a roll of film was processed, prints would be sent to relatives
and friends. Now that the family photographer has gone digital, he or
she has to deal with the prints, too, which means firing up the
computer, downloading images, figuring out which ones to print, loading
paper and ink, and then printing. This might take some time! The
“non-photographer” recognizes it’s going to be a long time before any
prints are seen and has suggested getting another camera so a media
card can be taken to the store for prints to be made.
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