Yeah, I'm afraid that the bulky camera that won't slip into a little
purse may be a non-starter.
Chuck Norcutt
On 4/11/2014 6:36 PM, Moose wrote:
> Unless I miss my guess, she's not likely to like or use it, unless she's into
> big, clunky and masculine.
>
> You might luck out. For a while, one of my granddaughters was eager to get a
> big, black DSLR, cause her friends were
> doing typical girls goofing around shots, but with that sort of camera. The
> phase has passed.
>
> On 4/11/2014 2:55 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>> The obvious answer is an early, used 'Tough' style camera - the Oly ones
>> will bounce off the floor and are beer proof. And they come in colours,
>> including Pink I think. And fit in a handbag.
>
> That's what I was thinking of.
>
>> But that may be a bit beyond your budget. And she'd prolly lose it anyway.
>
> Yeah, a tiny P&S, of any sort that works, might be as good, and cheaper, so
> the loss is less.
>
>> Spoiled, careless princess?
>> Lend her nothing and let her know why.
>
> That's where I'm at, but Brian is in a somewhat complex social/relationship
> situation /vis/-à-/vis/ this girl, I believe.
>
>> On 12/04/2014, at 7:47 AM, bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>> Her birthday is soon, so I thought I'd see what kind of camera I could
>>> get her - no other gift idea crossing my mind. I mean, what can you
>>> reasonably get a kid who is spoiled rotten and is interested only in
>>> girly things?
>
> Cheap, possibly gaudy, girlie things? Christmas, I got the granddaughters
> pretty Amazon gift cards in pretty gift boxes.
> Big hit. But then, they aren't particularly spoiled, and unusually little
> self-centered, at least for early teen girls.
> I admit I do get them actual things for their birthdays, though.
>
> Doesn't her grams have ideas? I've got another coming up next month. I got
> the younger one a USB mike in January, on her
> father's recommendation, and it was a big hit. She's turning into an amazing,
> at least to me, performer. Just got
> accepted to the closest Arts High School. BooYah!
>
> Grampa Moose
>
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