Camera Batteries

[film_man]

Gee, just imagine what you could do with a strong laxative!

I tried that for a while but the photos generally came out looking crap.

 

[BobUK]

Kodak Instamatics had both, but I really don't count them as anything but nostalgic novelty cameras.

Most smart-phone snappers probably look at top of the range medium and large format cameras and think the same.

 

[Chan Tran]

What's wrong with clockwork?

They will come out with digital camera without battery.

 

[Don_ih]

They will come out with digital camera without battery.

Makes sense. Any time I want to use my Sony A6000, the battery is dead. Saves the trouble of wondering.

 

[Chan Tran]

Makes sense. Any time I want to use my Sony A6000, the battery is dead. Saves the trouble of wondering.

They will put a crank that looks like the film advance level on film camera but it actually would crank a generator to generate sufficient power for 1 shot.

 

[film_man]

They will put a crank that looks like the film advance level on film camera but it actually would crank a generator to generate sufficient power for 1 shot.

You should suggest that idea to Leica.

 

[faberryman]

You should suggest that idea to Leica.

Leica thought about it but decided to go with a thumb rest that looks like a film advance lever instead. Fewer electronics.

 

[Don_ih]

They will put a crank that looks like the film advance level on film camera but it actually would crank a generator to generate sufficient power for 1 shot.

In the future, there won't be any need for cameras. A phone app will be able to generate any requested image by compositing from a database built by ubiquitous surveillance.

 

[faberryman]

In the future, there won't be any need for cameras. A phone app will be able to generate any requested image by compositing from a database built by ubiquitous surveillance.

Aren't we already there? I thought I saw something on Petapixel recently that AI could generate an image from a text description. Granted, you can't believe everything anything you read on Petapixel, but still.

 

[Chan Tran]

In the future, there won't be any need for cameras. A phone app will be able to generate any requested image by compositing from a database built by ubiquitous surveillance.

But you still need battery.

 

[Don_ih]

But you still need battery.

No. In the future, cell phones will tap into self-absorption for power. It is abundant, after all.

 

[NB23]

I go out with my camera and set the aperture and shutter without even thinking. I somehow always nail the exposure.

And the whole mechanical feeling makes me feel so good.