Guy or Gal?

[Doug]

Mostly women in our local camera club..

 

[Natalia]

We're here for you, RML!

If it were just a bunch of geeky guys talking about photo gear it would be kinda pathetic!

I have a geeky side to me also🙂... thanks for a warm welcome!

 

[Oldprof]

My sister-in-law shoots three or four rolls of film per week (much more than I do). She is constantly showing her friends and family her latest prints. She doesn't know anything about f-stops and shutter speeds. She uses disposable cameras. I would call her a real photographer.

 

[FrankS]

Not there's anything wrong with knowing about f-stops and shutter speeds.

(Seinfeld moment)

 

[CleverName]

What? There's no "other" option?

 

[Natalia]

What? There's no "other" option?

ha-ha😀 I guess I am open-minded enough!

 

[Nikon Bob]

Been watching this thread and it is going just about the way I thought it would in the male to female ratio. It is a real pity there are not more female users. That would definately bring in a different point of view if my wife is any example. She just uses whatever works which in her case is a P&S. She did say she would like one with a tele zoom though. She cannot understand why I prefer a standard trany to an automatic when the automatic will do it all for you. She is not a gear junky just practical and puts up with my camera addiction in a long suffering sort of way. Just a basic diference in the way males and females view things. When I was into shooting it was the same story. Sorry just babbling.

Bob

 

[Rodinal Addict]

Maybe this teaches us a few things about the difference between Men and Women. Men are more inclined (with onlt a few exceptions) to become obsessed with the equipment, and spend time on online forums. They create images to prove what they know about their gear. Women, I think, generally see more value in the actual image and the creative act.

 

[nwcanonman]

I'm just happy my wife not only enjoys my photographic product, but also enjoys using her digi-p&s.
Having digital liberated her by the thought she's not "wasting film", so she's improving by shooting more.
She's been instructed in aperture and exposure, but doesn't want to deal with it and will spend more time composing with her p&s than I will shooting full manual.
To each "her" own ~ ; - )

 

[Natalia]

I tell ya, the ratio in this poll needs to be evened out some kinda way🙂

 

[back alley]

feelin' a bit lonely?

there are, i think, only 2 other female members here.

maybe tell your friends about us...?

joe

 

[Natalia]

feelin' a bit lonely?

there are, i think, only 2 other female members here.

maybe tell your friends about us...?

joe

...that's what I'll have to do, Joe. By the way, I am getting my Oly 35RC in 2 days!!!!!!!

 

[back alley]

i hope you like it as much as i like mine.

i have decided to stop buying fixed lens rf cameras, except for the oly 35 rc. it is the perfect camera in so many ways. small, light but solid (metal), good enough meter for b&w film, excellent lens very sharp, works w/o a battery so sunny 16 will do. what more can one ask for?
i have 3 now and will add more as price/budget/good deal will allow.

joe

joe

 

[Krasnaya_Zvezda]

Maybe this teaches us a few things about the difference between Men and Women. Men are more inclined (with onlt a few exceptions) to become obsessed with the equipment, and spend time on online forums. They create images to prove what they know about their gear. Women, I think, generally see more value in the actual image and the creative act.

I think, sir, that you have succinctly and eloquently hit the proverbial nail on its mythical head.
I have known several 'serious' amateur photogs who were female, and only one fell into the category of gearhead... and I am not trying to be funny but she was a girl who was a 'one of the boys' type of girl, if you know what I mean, lacking any feminine charm whatsoever. And she didn't use a rangefinder either.

 

[Kin Lau]

Girls like to collect and use also, but they're not usually gearheads like guys. They're even less likely to be talking about it on an online forum.

 

[Natalia]

Girls like to collect and use also, but they're not usually gearheads like guys. They're even less likely to be talking about it on an online forum.

I must admit I like talking about photo (and other mechanical/electronics as well) gear, but I also love singing, playing the piano and guiter, writing poetry, painting, working in Photoshop, shooting guns (with my hubby), shooting film and digital and giving photos to friends and family.

One of my greatest joys is passing my knowledge and passion for photography to my 2 daughters (8 and 4)....In fact, my 8-year-old, who's mind is very much like mine, and I will be building a box camera together. (I homeschool and that gives us plenty of time to interact). ... That gives me an idea for another thread

😀

 

[Stu :)]

I remember back in the dawn of the internet in the home, girls avoided places like this because they use to get hit on. How times have changed...

My biggest surprise many years ago was the university's role-playing club, I expected to see mainly big sweaty guys, skinny geeks and one or two die-hard female Anne Rice fans (normal RPG stereotypes). How wrong was I! The ratio was 60/40 females to male! According to my fellow drinking buddies I joined all the "right" uni clubs.

Stu 🙂

 

[DougK]

I must not have been playing RPGs at the right university...

 

[AndColor]

yes, lady here...and not posting too much these days because, well just because...welcome, lilred...i like being in the company of all these guys w. cameras.

i am shootong a lot of digital these days, but dearly love my film camera too. does this make me a fickle woman?

 

[Natalia]

Hi, AndColor. Finally! Oh yea, please, put your vote in the poll.