True enough, people tend to buy what they see and can afford. We see that even now with laptops &c. My point exposure forgiveness of the larger negative and lo

True enough, people tend to buy what they see and can afford. We see that even now with laptops &c. My point exposure forgiveness of the larger negative and lower precision requirements in the camera still stands I think. Did your relatives get their photos processed at the chemist? Did they ever get enlargements of selected frames done? (Amazing how the cheaper smart phone has totally changed the way people use photographs - in less than a decade really) PS: don't underestimate the Cooke-Robinson triplet lens stopped down to around f/8. The main issue with the cheapies was flare and the absence of lens coatings.