I guess the question is, "Is Kodak contributing to, or reacting to, the
'dumbing down' of society?"
Truth is, most people want simple, worry free cameras to take snapshots
of the family or vacations with. Walk around a tourist area: how many
non-p&s cameras do you see? Not many.
Most folks want auto-everything cameras that you pop the film into,
point at what you want to take a picture of, and that's it. My bet is
that even most people who do buy slr's these days leave them on "auto"
all the time. Who could be bothered to use manual settings, when slr's
on auto are basically point and shoot cameras?
Anyone seen N****'s latest tv ad for their (I can't remember which)
lower-end slr? "The slr for people who are afraid of slr's", or
something to that effect. They're marketing it as an up-scale p&s.
And, just wait until digital becomes affordable! Once they start
marketing $100 digital cameras (even if the quality of the images is
crap), watch the availability of film drop.
I think Kodak is just reacting to what it sees as a quickly shrinking
market. And, you can't blame them for that. I guess the truth is,
they're doing both, reacting to and contributing to the "dumbing down".
regards,
frank
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > A lot of people have commented on how they think
> > Kodak's new labeling/packaging reflects on the
> > knowledgability or intelligence of the film buyers.
>
> Just to be perfectly clear, since I was the first to jump into this
> with a comment of disgust and revulsion. My comments were not aimed
> at the "knowledgability or intelligence of the film buyers," rather
> it was directed to the "dumbing down" of America and society in
> general, where more and more goods and services are marketed to the
> lowest common denominator. News is now entertainment sound bites,
> and looking for in depth analysis and opinions is often a fruitless
> search. Look at the proliferation of books and CD's for Dummies.
> It's almost a badge of honor to admit you know nothing about a
> subject. Fewer people understand the world around them, and fewer
> still care much to learn. In a world so advanced it's astonishing
> how many students can't read well, or do simple math.
>
> Rather than pushing people to excel, we are often forcing excellent
> people to function on lower and lower levels. Recently several high
> school students, appearing on a radio documentary, complained about
> the poor quality of education they were receiving, as teachers are
> now "teaching to tests" rather than providing knowledge in depth.
> Rather than teaching students how to think and reason, teachers are
> exploring the best way to achieve high scores on multiple choice
> exams.
>
> Companies like Kodak contribute to this society of Dummies when they
> market their goods in the way that's been described. Kodak's not
> alone in this. While it may seem that more people have a great
> breadth of knowledge, fewer and fewer have a depth of knowledge.
> --
> Shel Belinkoff
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> "Grain is the brushstroke of photography." - Man Ray
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