[LRflex] Re: Design catastrophe
- From: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@xxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 10:49:19 -0700
On Oct 3, 2008, at 10:21 AM, David Young wrote:
Douglas wrote:
Indeed there are Rachel, shooting steam trains too, lots of them -
and not just with P+S stuff!!
Douglas, Fred and Rachel:
I too, have noticed that the digital revolution has not only
revitalized the hobby of photography, but it has brought many more
women than previously seen, into the fold. About 40% of members in
our local photo club are women.
There is another tell-tale sign. Last year, our local WHY, offered
a photo course, and it was cancelled because they couldn't get 4
people to sign up! Next week I am teaching this year's course; and
they tell me that they have 17 signed up... and 10 of them are
women... with, I'm told, not a P&S camera in the lot!
I think that much of the conventional wisdom is that large cameras,
such as the R8 are hard for women to hold, with their smaller
hands. Yet I know several women who use the R8 or R9 with great
expertise. OTOH, my own wife, Rose, uses a Pentax K10d, because
she cannot hold my R8 ... not because of size but because of
weight. Arthritis will do that to you!
Personally, I like the idea of more women photographers ... and I'm
looking forward to next week's course!
wonderful...
entirely agree David...
I did a recent workshop with LeRoy de Jolie...the majority of
attendees at the Canyon de Chelly were women, of all ages...the person
I bonded to, just loved, was an almost 80 year old French woman who
was shooting with leicas....
Steve
Cheers!
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