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7yod bought an underwater camera from a shop while at the beach. Basically a 35mm disposable inside a sealed clear case. Told her it needed film to work which
by beerandt 3y ago
7yod bought an underwater camera from a shop while at the beach. Basically a 35mm disposable inside a sealed clear case.
Told her it needed film to work which she accepted pretty easily (the store didn't have any).
A couple days later we find film, I load it.
She asks how to turn on the screen to take pics...
The idea of a view finder completely lost her.
Of course then I had to explain to her how something could even work without batteries, and my wife thought I was teasing.
She apparently has never bought/ used a camera without a flash. Thought even film needed a battery to work...
- jonplackett 3y agoYeah cameras are a fun one to talk through because at least there’s some fun bits to learn about - tbe idea of film and no batteries somehow now seems MORE like magic than a modern camera with a screen, which is pretty weird. Maybe there’s a new saying “Any technology sufficiently ancient is indistinguishable from magic”
- beerandt 3y agoI got to see a child-lightbulb look from my wife when I said it's all potential chemical energy stored in a consumable cartridge. One's just much more specialized than the other.