06-14-2004, 03:16 AM
The price dropping on cameras is hilarious from my point of view. I sell cameras to people all the time who come in looking for a 4+ megapixel camera. When I ask them what they're going to do with it, they say "take pictures of the kids, maybe print out a few small pictures or email them to friends." Most of them don't believe that the only thing they're getting over a 2 or 3 megapixel camera is a price increase.
It's nearly as funny as the customers who argue with us when we tell them there's no bell mobility coverage in thunder bay.
You can buy a digital camera for under $50 nowadays, and get decent* pictures. However, a word of advice for anyone who's been looking at digital cameras and doesn't know much about them -- it's not just about the megapixels. Look at what else you get for the deal (and I don't mean what the salesperson is going to 'throw in' on the deal). I bought a 2 megapixel cannon last year because it was a tiny little camera with an included lithium rechargable battery -- for my needs, more megapixel or zoom would be wasteful. However, I have always been happy with my battery :). Oh, and the camera's pretty slick, too. :P
gekko
It's nearly as funny as the customers who argue with us when we tell them there's no bell mobility coverage in thunder bay.
You can buy a digital camera for under $50 nowadays, and get decent* pictures. However, a word of advice for anyone who's been looking at digital cameras and doesn't know much about them -- it's not just about the megapixels. Look at what else you get for the deal (and I don't mean what the salesperson is going to 'throw in' on the deal). I bought a 2 megapixel cannon last year because it was a tiny little camera with an included lithium rechargable battery -- for my needs, more megapixel or zoom would be wasteful. However, I have always been happy with my battery :). Oh, and the camera's pretty slick, too. :P
gekko
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-Michael Ventura, "Letters@3AM"
-Michael Ventura, "Letters@3AM"