If you’re looking at the Camp Snap and saying to yourself, “I don’t get it,” then you truly haven’t understood how monotonous the camera industry has become. I’d argue that it’s just as bad as the phone industry. Do you buy a new phone every year? The truth is that you also obviously don’t buy a new camera every year. But a camera is far less of an essential device as a phone is. And instead, a camera is something that you actually want to bring around with you. I almost never want to bring my work cameras with me, but instead, a point and shoot. And Camp Snap has majorly changed things in a way that’s so much better for the photo industry.
When we originally reviewed the Camp Snap, I wrote, “The photos are something that Gen Z and Gen Alpha will love. In my jaded Millennial eyes, the images look like the not-so-great photos that early digital point-and-shoot cameras shot. For that reason, so many folks will love what it can do. Personally, I preferred all the characteristics of those cameras but with faster lenses.”
But things have changed. In our last interview with the company’s founder, we found out that users can add their own film simulations and looks. It’s easy to embrace it along with the big digital grain, the sometimes odd colors, etc. It’s a vibe.
So what makes me love it so much? Well, there’s the price point. But then there’s also the idea that it’s totally screen free. That goes beyond just not chimping the LCD screen, but it makes the interface really simple. It’s essentially the idea of the old film point and shoots our parents used and put into a digital camera. Think of it kind of like a disposable camera, but reusable because it’s digital.
Why get it? Because you’re sick and tired of looking at screens have having them dominate your life. If you’ve shot film in the past few years, then you’ll know what I’m talking about.
Another way to think about it: have you ever wanted a dumb phone again? Well, then you’ll feel us on this selection.