rff...for pros or amateurs?

[Mackinaw]

To answer your poll question, I see RFF being for amateurs.

As for me, maybe call me an enthusiastic amateur who occasionally gets paid to take pics.

Jim B.

 

[farlymac]

RFf is for Everyone!

PF

 

[paulfish4570]

zealous hobbyists for the most part ...

 

[p.giannakis]

I have a Pro-Nikon, so i must be a pro... (?)...

 

[daveleo]

I am now calling myself a "hobby artist", thanks to the other thread we were on yesterday 😛

So I voted myself in as an amateur.

 

[emraphoto]

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

I suspect the opposite

 

[Silva Lining]

I think RFF should be for anyone with a shared interest in Rangefinders. Although I assume there are more amateurs than pros on here, we can all still learn, and take inspiration from each other...

 

[Michael Markey]

I hope both continue to contribute to this forum.
I for one find the pro perspective very interesting.

 

[daveleo]

I hope both continue to contribute to this forum.
I for one find the pro perspective very interesting.

Ah ! Yes. I interpreted the poll question as only a headcount.
It would indeed be a big loss if the pros dropped out of a forum because it was "for" amateurs.
Hopefully folks won't be tripping over words here.

 

[Michael Markey]

Ah ! Yes. I interpreted the poll question as only a headcount.
It would indeed be a big loss if the pros dropped out of a forum because it was "for" amateurs.
Hopefully folks won't be tripping over words here.

Oh ... I think it was but I just thought that I`d make that tangential point 🙂

 

[Bruno Gracia]

Leica is maybe not well suited for pro, but is the perfect tool for artist, people who write with light.

 

[raid]

My guess is that most RFF members are amateurs and not professionals. This does nor mean that their photos are inferior to those taken by pros.

 

[lynnb]

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

I don't view RFF in that way, I don't think it's "more for" either... it's just a great place for people who like RFs (and others who are enthusiastic about photography) to share ideas, information, and their passion.

 

[Kwesi]

RFF for me is a place to socialize with fellow Leicaphiles. I am humbled by the depth of knowledge and dedication to photography as a medium through which fellows here describe how they fit in this world of ours.

 

[Scrambler]

It's for both pros and amateurs. I know there's more amateurs here: there are more amateur photo enthusiasts than professional photo enthusiasts. But the RFF community values particularly photographers with proven ability: professionals and semi-professionals fit that bill. As do many amateurs here.

This would be a very small site if only for pros and a very poor site if only for amateurs.

 

[zuiko85]

I voted 'for amateurs' but then there are amateurs who have great skill and a good eye. That's not me by a mile, I just hang around checking for interesting tidbits about photography that people come up with.

 

[back alley]

the poll is a straight head count...nothing sinister implied...
my philosophy for rff, right from the beginning, was to be more inclusive than exclusive...nothing has changed there for me.

 

[Thardy]

I suspect the opposite

I mean it seems pretty easy to tell who the pros ( those who photograph for a living) are compared to amateurs based on content contained in their posts.

 

[vitaly66]

RFF seems populated mostly by equipment fetishists and drama queens.

 

[Al Patterson]

I'm an amatuer. I did win a few NHRS chapter photo contests, but the tiny sum they paid barely covered the cost of making the prints for the contest.