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01/11/2005 04:38:02 PM · #1 |
These are some of the questions I've gotten when pulling out my digital rebel...this is from a guy I happen to know works at Radio Shack.
Here's an excerpt of the conversation I had with him yesterday...although I often exaggerate, this stuff is completely true!
Guy:
"Nice camera, what kind of zoom does it have?"
Me:
"Well, it depends on the lens you buy."
Guy:
"Well, yeah...but does it have optical zoom? What is it, 3x optical zoom?"
Me:
"Um...yes. Sure. This is an 18-55mm lens."
Guy:
"Oh yeah, that's not bad...What's the digital zoom?"
Me:
"Whatever you want it to be, you just have to wait until your back at the computer. It's an SLR, it uses different lenses."
Guy:
"Oh, sweet, it has SLR! Does it have movie mode?"
Me:
"No, it doesn't."
Another guy:
"My video camera takes video and pictures."
Guy:
"Yeah, those are sweet! Mike, that's a pretty good camera..."
Me:
"Thanks."
Guy:
"Does it have megapixels?"
Me:
"It has about 6.3 of them."
Guy:
"Wow! But no movie mode, huh?"
Me:
"You know those cameras that take film that photographers use?"
Guy:
"Oh yeah, those old ones?"
Me:
"It's like one of those but it uses a sensor instead of film."
Guy:
"Cool, it has a sensor, eh?"
Don't you find it difficult to really explain a digital SLR camera to people?
What are the funniest things that people have said to you when you try and explain your camera or art to them?
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01/11/2005 05:37:02 PM · #2 |
I get the Digital zoom stuff a lot, hehe :)
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01/11/2005 05:42:01 PM · #3 |
My wife's uncle was amazed when I told him that my camera was 6.3 MP. He'd just bought an HP P&S for his wife at Radio Shack. The guy there told him digital cameras only go to 5 MP.
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01/11/2005 05:44:21 PM · #4 |
I don't explain it. I guess I've never really run across anyone stupid enough yet.
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01/11/2005 06:36:58 PM · #5 |
What I see more and more is people buying advanced digital cameras because they can afford to but then have absolutely no clue how to use it. This rich guy that I was sailing with brought his new Minolta A2 and then asked me if I could check out his settings and make sure it was set correctly so he could just use it in full auto mode. Nothing wrong with that, I guess, I just find it a amussing that they spend $1000 plus on their camera and gear and then can't take a little bit of time to study their camera manual to, at least, know the basics.
T
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01/11/2005 06:41:38 PM · #6 |
Reminds me of by boss, who bought a $600 Sony pda...When he told me about it he said it was handy because he could store all of his addresses and even take pictures with it!
He was so excited I didn't have the heart to tell him that the entry level Palm did that for about 20% of the price!
Heck, he could get a free cell phone to do that!
Message edited by author 2005-01-11 18:52:05.
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01/13/2005 06:54:52 PM · #7 |
i get a blank look from people when I tell them its a digital camera, unless they specifically as me if is a d60 or a 10D, then I know the conversation will go good.
I was at a party for a frieds kid and I was taking some pics and one of the parents there ask me which camera I had, I said the D60, she said Oh I have 10D, Then I thought cool this conversation will go ok. But then she said all of her pictures looked like crap, and that she went from a canon G3 to the 10D because she thought it was a better camera, and said her G3 Pics were WAY better than the 10D.
I asked her what ISO and settings she was using and this is where I got the famous dear in the head lights look. I told her as a suggestion to read the owners manual. NOT insult her I pulled my owners manual out of my camera bag and said I keep mine with me all the time incase I need to look something up in the book.
She then told me she is to busy to read the book and she is not good with technical jargan.
A few minutes later she said she was going to take it back and keep her G3.
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