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Anyone Here Experimented With a Paper Shoot Camera?

Clix Pix

Clix Pix

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On another site where I hang out one of the members has been having fun with his Paper Shoot Camera, and it does sound like another intriguing and different way to shoot, borrowing from both old and new technologies with a camera one can stick into a pocket or small bag and pull out when a scene looks worth exploring in a different way. Haven't tried one of these myself but there may be some curious folks out here who would want to play with one....

Paper Shoot Camera

Paper Shoot Camera
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Clix Pix said:
On another site where I hang out one of the members has been having fun with his Paper Shoot Camera, and it does sound like another intriguing and different way to shoot, borrowing from both old and new technologies with a camera one can stick into a pocket or small bag and pull out when a scene looks worth exploring in a different way. Haven't tried one of these myself but there may be some curious folks out here who would want to play with one....

Paper Shoot Camera

Paper Shoot Camera
papershootcamera.com papershootcamera.com
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Interesting idea. Not heard of them before.
 
other than cute packaging, i’m not sure i see the advantage to this over a phone camera. it doesn’t shoot raw, which most phones can do, and you can’t choose any settings.

i guess some people might want time away from their phone. it’s certainly cheap enough for a point and shoot, but if i want to “shoot like film” i’ll just shoot with film.

they are cute though.
 
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Yes, I think it's aimed at the Instagram crowd, the point-and-shooters who are also interested in novelty and gimmickry, who want something different to flash around on IG, FB and Tik-Tok. That said, the guy on Nikon Cafe who has one bought it out of curiosity and has used it a few times to surprisingly good effect, but definitely it does not replace his much more serious gear.
 
Unless it's being used as a prop, I can't really see the instagram crowd liking this. No face filters, no easy upload.

It's really kind of an oddball, almost for 10 year olds without a phone (but those don't really exist anymore either).
 
mollyc said:
Unless it's being used as a prop, I can't really see the instagram crowd liking this. No face filters, no easy upload.

It's really kind of an oddball, almost for 10 year olds without a phone (but those don't really exist anymore either).
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I wish I could disagree with that last bit but I caved in at the beginning of this month. Our 10 year old now has the most recent phone in the house - I think I am supposed to be mildly ashamed of that factoid yes?
 
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I mean really, a Holga is more "gimmicky" than this... So are pinhole cameras. That doesn't stop people from making impressive images with either of those. Gimmicks only mean it isn't useful to (the general) you...those types of gear often lend a sense of limitations that only further some people's vision.
 
I think the Paper Shoot camera is probably going to be too fiddly for a kid to use.... Give a very young child a P&S or an iPod touch and they're good to go. I would guess that the target audience for the Paper Shoot is young adults and older, plus anyone interested in experimenting with something a little different, including those who are already into photography and who would quickly figure out how to get the best results from the Paper Shoot. That is where the three C's come in: creativity, composition and contrast.

As for communication, in this day and age it is more and more important for kids to be able to quickly get in touch with their parents or guardians, so I guess younger and younger children -- maybe even nine-year-olds -- are now being given iPhones or other smartphones.
 
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I think it is too fiddly for a kid to use....
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It's a point and shoot with in camera filters. My kids used those when they were 4. And this is better quality than the cameras my kids had that age (I was worried about breakage at age 4; but a 10-12 year old would easily be able to handle this--maybe even a 8-9yo depending on the kid.)
 
or maybe it does need to be assembled out the box, but surely a parent can do that. But again, 10-12 year olds are pretty smart.
 
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It's been a while since I read about it but I have a vague memory of the thing needing to be assembled or something prior to use?
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Just being annoying Clix sorry....

insert the card, insert the batteries and fold the cover round it and you are good to go. I think the eco bit is that the covers are recycled card.

The eco bit falls apart after the tree is planted as the board is horrific for the environment.
 
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mollyc said:
Unless it's being used as a prop, I can't really see the instagram crowd liking this. No face filters, no easy upload.

It's really kind of an oddball, almost for 10 year olds without a phone (but those don't really exist anymore either).
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None of my kids have a phone, and the oldest is 10. She doesn't even press the issue, but it really helps that none of her friend's parents have caved yet either. They do have access to heavily locked-down iPads, but those are mainly for music and the rare Apple Arcade game. A buddy of mine actually just turned in his smartphone for a flip-phone. When people text him, he calls them instead. He's in his 30s! Mrs Darmok has considered going that route as well because these things are so hard to put down. I actually got rid of my iPad so it wouldn't distract me so much during the day after work. My eyes are aging, so I don't consider my iPhone as big of a distraction. I don't know if it's a revolution or anything, but even Steve Jobs didn't want his kids having an iPhone or iPad. He kept things low-tech.
 
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