Welcome to the ACE Index, the
definitive web directory for locating
digital cameras and camera equipment, used cameras, photo
labs,
camera repair and photo equipment manufacturers in 36
countries.
This is an archived message in our
forum
Posted by mikeb on April 04, 2001 at 18:00:58:
In Reply to: Re: APS cameras posted by JohnShaeffer on April 04, 2001 at 16:15:28:
: : Why were APS cameras created? any information on APS would be helpful. thank you for your time
: : -Kimberly
: ---
: Here is an interesting link about APS:
: http://www.photo.net/photo/aps
: I think APS was introduced to try to make handling film in point & shot cameras foolproof. Many photographers look down on the APS system, because the negatives are smaller. Some say the film is inferior. There is some thought that we'll all be using digital cameras someday. But I would bet that APS will go the way of 126 film (no longer made) faster than 35mm, simply because 35mm format has been around a lot longer.
: Best regards,
: John
Mikeb joining in,
The other big hope for kodak was to have a "bridge" camera between silver halide and digital format. Like most high tech ideas it was out of date before it was designed. The amount of magnetic information that can be stored on the magnetic coating has not been really up to current day file sizes. I don't know the figures but I believe the coating can only carry enough storage to give a very low res. digital image. There were many more "advantages" that were to be available with APS, mid roll rewind, phorofinishing order info (number of prints wanted, Which format to print in, captions ect. All fine in therory but most of this info you only need after you see the final image. Also people can't program a VCR after all these years
you know the time is blink,blink,blink. So if they can't set the time on a VCR how will they get on with typing in endless information into a camera using "teeny weeny" keys! It is a strange system,maybe a good system, maybe a real leap forward, I don't know but the real killer as far as I can see is all the extra labour when processing the stuff this means that it will always be more expensive to produce images with it. Heres a true story, a gentleman handed in 14 rolls of 40 exposure APS he had taken with his new camera bought expressly for his trip. He came in to pick up his "holiday anaps" clutching his APS camera for which he was going to buy new film . I handed him the order and his total bill came to $ 224.44 with tax. He looked at the bill, looked at me then after asking me if the bill was correct threw the camera on the floor and jumped on it! There sure is a healthly serving of "sticker shock" with APS !
Regards Mikeb
Follow Ups:
end of archived message
To locate camera manuals and instruction
manuals read our FAQ
For camera parts, projector parts, projector belts and bulbs,
read our FAQ
Camera Shops | Post New Message | Active Messages | FAQ | Photo Magazine