She's Catching the Rangefinder Bug!

[David_Manning]

My almost-7th grade daughter fell in love with my Olympus 35RD, which I said she could shoot anytime.

Next, she helped develop four rolls of Tri-X.

Yesterday, she checked out a b&w technique book from the library.

I'm so excited 😀

(Leica M6, Zeiss Biogon 2/35, Fujicolor Superia 400)

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

From that pic, she looks really interested! And she has that "photographer" something...

I'd say she'll enjoy it for long, and you too!

Cheers,

Juan

 

[Brian Legge]

Congrats!

She has good taste in cameras. Good too as her small fingers can probably do better dealing with that aperture ring. 😉 I'm still bitter about that - it wrecks the ergonomics for me on a camera that is darn near perfect otherwise.

 

[Ranchu]

Awesome, she's serious business!

 

[Ranchu]

Nice shot of yours, too!

 

[Ronald M]

So wonderful to see the next generation learn. By the time she is 20, she will have a rare skill I am afraid.

 

[ruby.monkey]

(Leica M6, Zeiss Biogon 2/35, Fujicolor Superia 400)

Next time it'll be...
(Olympus 35RD, Fujicolor Superia 400, because the little brat stole my Leica)

 

[Ranchu]

Don't be afraid, Ronald M, everything's going to be fine.

 

[PatrickT]

Love it! That'll be my kids someday...hopefully 😛

 

[raid]

I like it, David. It is impressive that she is learning from you how to process film.

My two daughters are in first and third grade, so I have started them first with digital cameras. When they get a little older, they can choose from my film cameras.

 

[Tompas]

My almost-7th grade daughter fell in love with my Olympus 35RD, which I said she could shoot anytime.

Next, she helped develop four rolls of Tri-X.

Yesterday, she checked out a b&w technique book from the library. (...)

I would be very proud if I were you!

 

[Chinasaur]

Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.

Very cool too 😀

 

[gb hill]

I wish I had a camera like that to carry around in school back in the day. If she does she will have wonderful memories in years to come.

 

[paulfish4570]

great for you and your daughter!

 

[menos]

Well done David, well done ;-)
I wish, my parents had shared an interest in photography, to help me get started interest into this early!

 

[user237428934]

Nice. Hope she is confident enough to stand the odd looks of her friends that she uses such old stuff.

 

[oftheherd]

Wonderful that she is finding the use of film so fascinating. Keep imparting to her your knowledge and enthusiasm

 

[Neare]

David buy her an album so she can stick photos in it. Probably one with white space so she can write stuff like a diary.

 

[ijohnnyz]

I'd let her try an SLR too. Whatever fuels her photographic interest. 🙂

 

[taskoni]

... one more right eye shooter 😀
It is great to see your kid(s) enjoying and sharing the same interests like you parents, especially a photography - one art you can't do without loving it for sure!
I also gave my 10 years old son an M2 as a birthday present - he didn't appreciated very much at first, but sounds like he's enjoying it now.