How many female leica m users here!:)

How many female leica m users here!:)

  • Female with a Leica M

    Votes: 46 6.5%

  • Male with a Leica M

    Votes: 659 93.5%
  • Total voters
    705
It could limit my awareness or is it? For me Arbus did a brilliant thing that no one ever touched. It's the introspection through exhibition and thinking through life, mix of psychology art and reality. She was first in this field. Arguing is short sighted for an internet forum which is based on quick and immediate reactions and common sense, but for me Arbus is the best photog I know period...
 
Diane Arbus

Diane Arbus

I'm just about to read Bosworth's Biography. Her work does captivate me. I see what "edodo" talks about above here.

I see the relationship between people matters more than the camera.
 
edodo said:
The most important photographer of all time is a woman : Diane Arbus is the genius!
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I can agree with that! The giant, or the two kids, or the kid in the park ... wow. By the way, have you ever seen her contact sheet of the kid in the park? It's 12 shots , all from the same vantage point, and there he is, acing goofy in front of her camera. She definitely picked the right one, but it's cool to see that she shot all around the zinger, just like many of us do. But she nailed it, and knew it, so yep. Genius.
 
There is a documentary made by her daughter a few years after she commited suicide, that film is very informative and I must confess I didn't grasp the whole deal about Arbus before seeing it.
Arbus is like the John Lennon of photography to me!
 
This is my first post here. I'm female and had an M6 not long ago, soon I'm going to have another one, maybe an M8 too. I have a feeling that most females who are shooting M's are shooting film M's........I think we're less 'techy' and just like to get out there and do it.
Have a look at my website if you like, I'd be interested to know if you can spot the Leica shots vs the D700......
I like this thread, some people have interesting things to say, some not.
I think I'll be seeing you all again!
Cheers!
 
Great to see some female photogs on here.

One gross generalisation I have noticed is that female photogs, in general, seem to be better at capturing emotions and feelings, and on some occasions a picture can just be of an emotion, rather than a subject per se.

I wish I could incorporate some of that into my work.
 
maggieo said:
I have three M bodies now. Can I vote two more times? 😉
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I don't see why not!🙂 I'd love to see them. I loved seeing the guitars but know very little of them!...MOF, I know little of camera's but love them non the less!😉 Where are all the lady M users that posted to this thread back in Feburary? I'd sure like to see some of your work. I love the work of helen hill, Lilserenity, & maggieo, not because they are female, but because they inspire me to become a better photographer through viewing their work!
 
My three M bodies, all with the same lens on them:

Leica M4-P With Leitz 35/3.5 Summaron, April, 2010


1951 Leica 35mm f3.5 Summaron On M8, February, 2010


1964 Leica M2, March, 2010


BTW, I bought that little gem of a lens from Helen!
 
I may be chauvinistic, but I think girls with Leicas can be quite cute. Here is my wife as an example... 🙂

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