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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/25/young-people-digital-camera-resurgence-genz-photos/
The young have always been at the mercy of marketers selling
the “next big thing”. It can be plastic, pointless and entirely
surplus to requirements. But if it’s new, and all their peers
have one, it will be pleaded for until parents relent, or the
next must-have item – be it the equivalent of a Tamagotchi
cyber pet or AirUp water bottle – comes into view.
But despite this time-honoured tradition, when it comes to
tech and young people today, something strange is afoot.
First, they started buying vinyl, then there was a run on
Sony CD Walkmans, and now, a digital camera will likely be
swinging from their wrist on a night out.
“Digi cameras are so popular at the moment,” says Bronwen
Rees, 24, a care worker from Cardiff, who first used one
at university after wanting to learn more about photography.
“They are more fun than taking loads of photos on your
phone – which you never look at – plus more thought goes
into taking the photo.
. . .
The little digicams are GOOD at what they do,
I have several. Anything 12mpx or higher is
more than good enough. And yes, there IS a
certain deliberation about taking such photos,
it's not the same as with the ubiquitous
phone-cams.
Hmmm ... will film cams make a comeback ? Those
require even more deliberation, no 'do-overs'.
Hard physical medium. I've got a couple of
medium-format cams ... superior quality pix.
Sometimes "new and improved" really isn't ...
just more 'un-human'.
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