Overheard - made me smile.

[rogue_designer]

After grabbing coffee this morning with another RF shooter we were standing waiting for a stoplight, rf's in hand, next to two photogs with dslr beasts around their necks.

Off to the side, a grandfatherly character with his grandson were watching us. The elderly gentleman said to his young companion -

"There's a scene for you. Just based on what you see, which two photographers would you assume were the better photographers? My money would be on the two with their cameras in hand, Not the ones looking like they are carrying boat anchors."

😀

Made my morning.

 

[schow]

You live in an enlightened city!

 

[quizzard87]

haha, thats really different from the "does this thing even work?" that i usually get to hear 😀

 

[FrankS]

I over-heard a man saying to his wife, while passing me beside my tripod mounted Speed Graphic: "Now that's a camera."

 

[shadowfox]

rogue: You live in a city that is full of photographers, apparently 🙂

 

[sienarot]

Haha, sometimes you gotta wonder if the people saying these things are online somewhere whether here or elsewhere. There's gotta be some discussion like this online somewhere:

I was at the stop light with my grandson when I saw four people with cameras at the corner: two with rangefinders in hand, and two with boat anchors around their necks. I wagered that the two RF shooters were better photographers.

The world isn't so big anymore...

 

[rogue_designer]

rogue: You live in a city that is full of photographers, apparently 🙂

I *do* love Chicago for that.

 

[Steve Bellayr]

Thank you for this posting.

 

[RayPA]

That's great! It's an RF thing, I think. I noticed the other day that I carry my DSLR like an RF, in my hand with the strap wrapped around my wrist and my finger on the shutter (and that's while I'm driving! j/k 😀 ). Rarely do I assume the "digital necktie" position. 😀

Thanks for the post.

🙂

 

[popstar]

Interesting tale. I would've enjoyed hearing the rest of the story when the boy asks his grandfather to explain his opinion. In any case, it is amusing. Thanks for sharing!!

 

[rich815]

Sort of related: I was using my Rolleiflex 2.8C Xenotar this weekend at the public pool taking photos of my wife and son. A young woman lifeguard asked me "What kind of camera is that?!" I told her it was an old German camera from the 1950's and let her look down thru the TLR viewfinder. Upon viewing the crystal clear image on the Maxwell screen she said: "Cool! I did not know they made digital cameras back then!" She honestly had no concept of what an image on a ground glass screen was or how the lens projects the image on it even when I tried to explain it to her.

 

[sweathog]

Sort of related: I was using my Rolleiflex 2.8C Xenotar this weekend at the public pool taking photos of my wife and son. A young woman lifeguard asked me "What kind of camera is that?!" I told her it was an old German camera from the 1950's and let her look down thru the TLR viewfinder. Upon viewing the crystal clear image on the Maxwell screen she said: "Cool! I did not know they made digital cameras back then!" She honestly had no concept of what an image on a ground glass screen was or how the lens projects the image on it even when I tried to explain it to her.

That's rather amusing.
Also rather saddening.

 

[pachuco]

Interesting tale. I would've enjoyed hearing the rest of the story when the boy asks his grandfather to explain his opinion. In any case, it is amusing. Thanks for sharing!!

If he is anything like my grandfather he would of smacked me on the head and told me not to ask so many questions. Ah.....memories 🙄

 

[RayPA]

Sort of related: I was using my Rolleiflex 2.8C Xenotar this weekend at the public pool taking photos of my wife and son. A young woman lifeguard asked me "What kind of camera is that?!" I told her it was an old German camera from the 1950's and let her look down thru the TLR viewfinder. Upon viewing the crystal clear image on the Maxwell screen she said: "Cool! I did not know they made digital cameras back then!" She honestly had no concept of what an image on a ground glass screen was or how the lens projects the image on it even when I tried to explain it to her.

Ah, hahahahahahaha...whew! 😀


.

 

[colinh]

Sort of related: I was using my Rolleiflex 2.8C Xenotar this weekend at the public pool taking photos of my wife and son. A young woman lifeguard asked me "What kind of camera is that?!" I told her it was an old German camera from the 1950's and let her look down thru the TLR viewfinder. Upon viewing the crystal clear image on the Maxwell screen she said: "Cool! I did not know they made digital cameras back then!" She honestly had no concept of what an image on a ground glass screen was or how the lens projects the image on it even when I tried to explain it to her.

This is a wonderful thread.

Maybe you could have asked her when she thought the 1950's were.

"Like, errr, 10 years ago?"

colin

 

[bmattock]

A recent plane trip - flight attendant was on the PA system, reminded us all to sit down, buckle up, turn off cell phones and all electronics. All electronics. SIR, I said ALL ELECTRONICS.

I looked up from the viewfinder of my Agfa Karat to see her staring pointedly at me.

Uh, it was made in 1958. No batteries.

No batteries?

No, none.

Well...perhaps you'd better turn it off anyway, just to be safe.

I was ok up until then. I just said "OK" and closed the etui snap.

Inside, I died a little.

 

[rich815]

A recent plane trip - flight attendant was on the PA system, reminded us all to sit down, buckle up, turn off cell phones and all electronics. All electronics. SIR, I said ALL ELECTRONICS.

I looked up from the viewfinder of my Agfa Karat to see her staring pointedly at me.

Uh, it was made in 1958. No batteries.

No batteries?

No, none.

Well...perhaps you'd better turn it off anyway, just to be safe.

I was ok up until then. I just said "OK" and closed the etui snap.

Inside, I died a little.

Well....as long as you turned it off.

 

[back alley]

That's rather amusing.
Also rather saddening.

could not agree more...

 

[Morca007]

My favorite has to be:
*points at my beat up FG* "Wow, you must be a professional!"

 

[gb hill]

Ah!...what wisdom to pass along to ones own grandson.....Thanks for sharing the moment.🙂