ottilie
Newbie
+1 female! I've been shooting with two M3s & 35 and 50 Summicron (1989 & 1990) & 50/2.8 Elmar (1963) for a few years now. I was passed down a lot of equipment from my dad and I recently acquired an RD1. I read more than I post, but I read a lot and have found some great photographers here.
maggieo
More Deadly
Let me clarify- I've looked at stuff there, and you're right- there is lots of good stuff there, but I haven't looked into putting my own photos up.
Chris101
summicronia
It looks like about 5.8% of M users are female. This is right in line with the demographic from this poll, which shows the RFF population to be 5.6% female. I think the 0.2% difference is negligible.
EDIT: since first posting this a couple minutes ago, the numbers have gotten better for female M users vs RFF members - it's now 7.1% female M shooters! This indicates that women prefer leica cameras. ... right?
EDIT: since first posting this a couple minutes ago, the numbers have gotten better for female M users vs RFF members - it's now 7.1% female M shooters! This indicates that women prefer leica cameras. ... right?
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ornate_wrasse
Moderator
I'm female and I shoot an M6! I consider my main area of interest to be underwater photography. See the following link for some recent images taken in Grand Cayman last month:
Heads up guys: There are close up mages of sharks in my gallery!
http://www.pbase.com/ornate_wrasse/grand_cayman
Last fall, though, I bought an M6 and am greatly enjoying it, especially compared to my bigger and heavier D300. I have two lenses for it, the 35mm Summicron and a lens I just bought from Brian Sweeney, the Carl Zeiss Jena lens with a Jupiter mount.
Cheers,
Ellen
Heads up guys: There are close up mages of sharks in my gallery!
http://www.pbase.com/ornate_wrasse/grand_cayman
Last fall, though, I bought an M6 and am greatly enjoying it, especially compared to my bigger and heavier D300. I have two lenses for it, the 35mm Summicron and a lens I just bought from Brian Sweeney, the Carl Zeiss Jena lens with a Jupiter mount.
Cheers,
Ellen
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johannielscom
Snorting silver salts
Holy, apparently there's also gearheads that are not camera-related! This is a shocker for me
.Maggieo, any chance we can hear you rip some strings somewhere online? Electric guitar alwas gets my attention, especially when Hendrix cloning is involved
johannielscom
Snorting silver salts
I think women are less likely to fiddle around with camera gear but tend to pick what they like (qualitywise) and stick to it for shooting!
Unlike me for instance, the eternal fiddler/tinkerer... and I'm in good company here, there's lots like me here. Although, the outdoor season is coming, I have two outdoor shoots planned already, less time to tinker and more to shoot!
maggieo
More Deadly
Holy, apparently there's also gearheads that are not camera-related! This is a shocker for me
Maggieo, any chance we can hear you rip some strings somewhere online? Electric guitar alwas gets my attention, especially when Hendrix cloning is involved
Oh, there are lots of non-camera gearheads online!! I hang out over here, too: http://www.offsetguitars.com/
If you want to hear some of my music, I've got a bunch of free stuff up at my MacIdol site: Maggie Osterberg
Me n' Lou, loving guitars and Leica.
sara
Well-known
Hahah I decided to go for the M2!Still didn't get the M6? Poor girl... hope you get one soon.
I will get one soon, just saving up at the moment via freelancing
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
maggieo
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ornate_wrasse
Moderator
I like the youtube video you've posted the link to but I like the last
part when she says "...but it would be nothing without a woman"
Cheers,
Ellen
part when she says "...but it would be nothing without a woman"
Cheers,
Ellen
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
I like the youtube video you've posted the link to but I like the last
part when she says "...but it would be nothing without a woman"
Cheers,
Ellen
... Renee Geyer was big in Oz in the seventies ... I saw her live a couple of times. She's still around and to me remains one of the best white female soul voices I've heard!I have an obscure suggestion for you gals!
How about one of you starting a thread that can only be contributed to by female RFFers ... the guys will be free to browse but can't post and will have to keep their noses and opinions out of it.
It may bring a few female lurkers out of the woodwork and encourage them to post without the risk of incuring the usual patronising remarks when a new 'femme fatale' suddenly appears!
Of course this may be a really dumb idea ... please feel free to tell me so!
enochRoot
a chymist of some repute
as much as i like this and think she's a great vocalist (first time i've heard of her)...she can't touch james brown!
btw, i agree w/ joe. couldn't believe some creepy comments popped up so quickly in this thread!
btw, i agree w/ joe. couldn't believe some creepy comments popped up so quickly in this thread!
ornate_wrasse
Moderator
Have you ever heard of Jo Ann Kelly (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Ann_Kelly ). She was an outstanding female blues singer that unfortunately died much too young. I still have one of her albums bought when I was an aspiring blues guitar player, though much less talented than Jo Ann Kelly
This is an outstanding idea. But I suggest rather than starting a thread, what about the idea of an entire forum to which only ladies can contribute to? I spend a fair amount of time over at www.nikonians.org and they have a dedicated ladies forum over there.
My two cents,
Ellen
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Have you ever heard of Jo Ann Kelly (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Ann_Kelly ). She was an outstanding female blues singer that unfortunately died much too young. I still have one of her albums bought when I was an aspiring blues guitar player, though much less talented than Jo Ann Kelly
This is an outstanding idea. But I suggest rather than starting a thread, what about the idea of an entire forum to which only ladies can contribute to? I spend a fair amount of time over at www.nikonians.org and they have a dedicated ladies forum over there.
My two cents,
Ellen
Joe ... did you read that?
That's a brilliant idea Ellen and I would hope that forum management would be able to see the validity of it ... but someone has to push it?
back alley
IMAGES
gotta talk to the big boss...i'm just the help.
Soooo, what do you vote if you don't own a Leica M ???
Oops, just realised this is the Leica M forum, so I guess we don't count
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Soooo, what do you vote if you don't own a Leica M ???
Oops, just realised this is the Leica M forum, so I guess we don't count
But the Nikonians have a dedicated female forum ... how progressive is that!
A bit like the cameras I guess!
maggieo
More Deadly
A pink ghetto? No thank you.
maggieo
More Deadly
Very nice guitars guys and gals. Thought I would contribute my trusted few as well. A Taylor 915 Jumbo Custom (1990), Gibson '54 Gold Top collectors reissue, and my '87 Jackson strat from my LA days.
Nothing says "80's" quite like a Kahler!
Nice guitars!