disposable cameras are the bomb, but don’t kill people

I’m really diggin disposable cameras these days. Especially for travel and stuff like peace demos. They’re lightweight, fit easily in a pocket and under ideal lighting conditions the brand name ones can take crisp photos with excellent colour. If you shop around a little, they don’t cost that much more than the film that feeds conventional cameras, cost the same to develop, and it says on the box they’re recycled. The two best things is that they have no “start-up” time (even some compact film cameras take a couple seconds to extend their lenses) and they aren’t intimidating they way an SLR is, especially for use in ‘developing nations’. And you don’t have to worry about them being stolen when you’re travelling. Nice little things all around. Not reccomended for serious art photography, but come on now, how often do any of us do serious art photography? Nice little items all around.

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