I cant believe it's been 5 years since I first started RFF. Day one was 2 or 3 members including Joe and a Solaris 8 server at home connected to the internet via DSL. I remember staying up late every night just watching the number of users on line and wondering if they liked the site. I saw a pattern where users where on line at a certain time of the day and the site was quiet during the evening for me. Well, things are a lot different today with well over 25,000 members and users on line 24 x 7 from all over the world! I guess you liked it 
I started RFF because of my passion for those little cameras which I consider to be industrial jewelry and my desire to exchange ideas and comments with others that felt the same. Now RFF is the leading internet site for rangefinder cameras and it could not have been possible without the members. Thank you all very much for contributing to this great site and making it what it is today. And many thanks to Mr. Gandy for continuing to keep the lights on at RFF. So, a big happy birthday to RFF and all of us here.
I started RFF because of my passion for those little cameras which I consider to be industrial jewelry and my desire to exchange ideas and comments with others that felt the same. Now RFF is the leading internet site for rangefinder cameras and it could not have been possible without the members. Thank you all very much for contributing to this great site and making it what it is today. And many thanks to Mr. Gandy for continuing to keep the lights on at RFF. So, a big happy birthday to RFF and all of us here.
sienarot
Well-known
woo! Happy birthday
Ming The Merciless
Established
Congratulations JT. This is a very informative site and entertaining too.
Ahh, the good old days.
We all had Canonets and Electros, nobody had Leicas.
The Cameraquest site was the store house of information.
Just think, we are now old enough to start Kindergarten.
We all had Canonets and Electros, nobody had Leicas.
The Cameraquest site was the store house of information.
Just think, we are now old enough to start Kindergarten.
f/stopblues
photo loner
Happy Birthday indeed! Thanks for getting it started, Jorge
dcsang
Canadian & Not A Dentist
Happy Birthday!!
And here I thought "JT" was Justin Timberlake!!!
Cheers,
Dave
And here I thought "JT" was Justin Timberlake!!!
Cheers,
Dave
sbug
Acceptably Sharp
Very cool. I'll go develop some film to celebrate.
photogdave
Shops local
Happy Birthday Mr. Timberlake! Thank you for your beautiful music!
Tuolumne
Veteran
It's the only forum I visit all day every day. Congratulations and Happy Birthday. It's a great service to the photo community in general, not just users of rangefinders.
/T
/T
dmr
Registered Abuser
Yes, Happy Birthday, Congratulations, and thanks for starting this site and keeping it up. It's also on my daily list.
I honestly thought it was older than 2003. I stumbled on the site in 2005 and my impression was that it had been around into the last century.
I honestly thought it was older than 2003. I stumbled on the site in 2005 and my impression was that it had been around into the last century.
Igor.Burshteyn
Well-known
Happy Birthday! Like every child RFF has grown up and now on its own. It attracts good people I must say.
leica M2 fan
Veteran
Happy Birthday to RFF
Happy Birthday to RFF
So glad this forum is still going very strong, it's the best. No equal. Today happens to be 3 years that I have been here. There are other sites and forums that I have gone to in the past five years but I spend 98% of the time here, the others just do not have the great people that frequent RFF! May it prosper and flourish, thanks JT and thanks SG.
Happy Birthday to RFF
So glad this forum is still going very strong, it's the best. No equal. Today happens to be 3 years that I have been here. There are other sites and forums that I have gone to in the past five years but I spend 98% of the time here, the others just do not have the great people that frequent RFF! May it prosper and flourish, thanks JT and thanks SG.
oftheherd
Veteran
Happy birthday to RFF. Thanks so much Jorge and Mr. Gandy! I frequent the site often, more than any other. I also recommend it to those I think would benifit from it and be a benefit to it.
A great site. Imagine, five years of great comradrie and information.
A great site. Imagine, five years of great comradrie and information.
kshapero
South Florida Man
I would have to ditto this comment.
HuubL
hunter-gatherer
Congratulations! Since my first visit I come here almost daily!
back alley
IMAGES
amazing!
5 years!
i remember it like it was yesterday. the time has simply sped by way too fast.
i think i was member number 11 and jorge asked me to moderate on day 2 or so. i asked what would i have to do and he gave me the keys to the place and told me to play it by ear.
it's been a hell of a ride since.
congrats to you jorge for starting the site and thanks to stephen for the continued support.
joe
5 years!
i remember it like it was yesterday. the time has simply sped by way too fast.
i think i was member number 11 and jorge asked me to moderate on day 2 or so. i asked what would i have to do and he gave me the keys to the place and told me to play it by ear.
it's been a hell of a ride since.
congrats to you jorge for starting the site and thanks to stephen for the continued support.
joe
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S
Socke
Guest
A very happy birthday. RFF was one of the reasons to get a Kiev, a Zorki and an Electro.
And, last but not least, a book with pictures taken with rangefinders
And, last but not least, a book with pictures taken with rangefinders
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
hey,i lost a lot of money due to RFF - GAS generator.
So thank you very much RFF, happy birthday :angry::bang:
So thank you very much RFF, happy birthday :angry::bang:
Way too much buying and selling over the past 5 years.
Nah, that was half the fun.
Nah, that was half the fun.
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
I still remember Rover telling me on the rff chatroom-testroom that "leicas are not for him", hehe, do you remember that, Rover?
i guess you will deny it even if you remember it
i guess you will deny it even if you remember it