The atmosphere in the city is relatively quiet. It is the height of summer and holidays. However, the terraces are still full, many of them are hanging out on the yellow stones, and ice cream is hard to come by. We spent the afternoon wandering around the city with our old compact camera at the ready.
Hard to find, according to many photo shops including Foto Sipkes in Groningen: compact cameras. There are very few new models due to a lack of parts and older models are traded for big bucks.
This is because these devices represent a huge trend. With analog cameras or very advanced cameras, you no longer need to gain weight. And take pictures with your phone? Then you really don’t get it.
Tired of perfect digital photos?
Younger generations want to spend less time on their phones and don’t like the way the photos taken with these cameras look perfect. So one A story from Dagblad van het Norden “The demand for these small, light devices – which usually have a fixed lens – is much higher than the supply,” says Mediamarkt spokesman Diederik Heinink. “If there were no shortage on the market, we would easily have doubled our numbers. What catches our attention is that cheaper compact cameras are particularly popular. According to industry experts, young people are tired of the perfect digital image and are mainly buying cheaper devices with cheaper sensors. On the other hand, more expensive devices are also in high demand. These are mainly devices with a larger sensor. This is usually a replacement for an old SLR or system camera.
Anyway, it’s time to pull out my 15 year old compact camera from the closet that I’ve been taking everything from the ages of 15 to 19 for example, and take a walk around town.
Groningen through the lens of the built-in camera.