Camera Batteries

film_man · Nov 1, 2022

Jim Jones said:
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 · Nov 1, 2022

Pieter12 said:
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 · Nov 1, 2022

cliveh said:
What's wrong with clockwork?

They will come out with digital camera without battery.

Don_ih · Nov 1, 2022

Chan Tran said:
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 · Nov 1, 2022

Don Heisz said:
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 · Nov 1, 2022

Chan Tran said:
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 · Nov 1, 2022

film_man said:
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 · Nov 1, 2022

Chan Tran said:
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 · Nov 1, 2022

Don Heisz said:
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 · Nov 1, 2022

Don Heisz said:
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 · Nov 1, 2022

Chan Tran said:
But you still need battery.

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

NB23 · Nov 1, 2022

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.

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