rff...for pros or amateurs?

[back alley]

how do you see rff...more for amateurs or pros?

 

[helen.HH]

A MIX
though the Majority may be Zealot Amateurs... Passion at its Best 😀

 

[f16sunshine]

We are all amateurs when we participate here.
Occasionally I think some of the pros need to be reminded of that fact.
Internet forums are amateur places.

 

[hipsterdufus]

Amateur. Most working pros use DSLRs for their speed, versatility, ubiquity, and OEM/aftermarket support. I know that there are working pros that use RFs as well, but I think we would all agree that they are in the minority.

Also, I agree with Helen about us being zealot amateurs. The more niche a product, the more devoted the following...

 

[plummerl]

If I count the number of cameras I have, I must be a pro!
😀

 

[helen.HH]

If I count the number of cameras I have, I must be a pro!
😀

ha, I like that... 😎

 

[Thardy]

Seems to be mostly hobbyists, but then a good number of professionals are here too. Maybe the pros are more "vocal"?

 

[YYV_146]

I think many people here are somewhere "in between". I occasionally shoot assignments for money and sell prints, but most of my work is personal, and I have a day job totally unrelated to photography.

Am I a amaturer or pro?

 

[jsrockit]

Doesn't matter to me... it's an equipment site generally speaking.

 

[maggieo]

Amateur, because I photograph for love, not money.

Even when I got paid for making photos, I was an amateur.

 

[shortstop]

A third answer could be: both of them, but doesn't exist in the poll so I vote amateur.
Who loves photography and like sharing this passion with others is an amateur, also if pro.
Thanks to our pro friends who give us a lot of their time.

 

[colyn]

I prefer hobbyist..Although I have worked in the past professionally I still don't like the word professional..

My images now are for me..

 

[Bill Clark]

For both.

Smiles!

 

[Roger Hicks]

Neither -- I am a slacker - I never developed a work ethic since missing career day in high school.

You had a career day? How very bourgeois...

Most professionals I know started out as amateurs. Most (not all) retained that enthusiasm. Why else would you bother? Except for a very few, photgraphers tend to trade income ("I coulda been a contender. I coulda been an accountant") for lifestyle.

I call myself a "paid amateur". Not well paid, but hey, consider the alternatives.

Cheers,

R.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

I see participation of both.
Here is no "or", but "and" for me.

 

[Highway 61]

I think many people here are somewhere "in between". I occasionally shoot assignments for money and sell prints, but most of my work is personal, and I have a day job totally unrelated to photography.

+1

As said in another thread (now closed) the difference isn't between pro and amateur, or between amateur and hobbyist, but between really involved and amateurish.

 

[ABrosig]

We are all amateurs when we participate here.
Occasionally I think some of the pros need to be reminded of that fact.
Internet forums are amateur places.

I would respectfully disagree. I am a pro shooter (photojournalist) and the knowledge base here and at other forums is invaluable in my every day shooting, as well as in the work I do for myself. Plus, the sheer enjoyment I receive from looking at other people's work, whether pro, advanced amateur or beginner, is irreplaceable. I would hate to think forums such as this are limited to just amateurs.

 

[Timmyjoe]

how do you see rff...more for amateurs or pros?

Both.

Best,
-Tim

 

[Roger Hicks]

We are all amateurs when we participate here.
Occasionally I think some of the pros need to be reminded of that fact.
Internet forums are amateur places.

Highlight 1: very true. But for highlight 2 (the pros): what sort of reminder?

Cheers,

R.

 

[Bill Clark]

Franco,

Welcome to Rangefinder forum.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

P.S.

I have advanced to retired and love it!