Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I didn't shoot the gallery, which was populated with a younger crowd. I would say 1 out of 5 at ICP was under 60. The number was low because Kyle couldn't make it. On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com>wrote: > ===On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 12:33 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj > <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: > > > Nice series, but what surprised me was the average age of the people who > > attended. Not one under 60 as I could make out. I wonder why there were > no > > young photographers present? Was it an invitation only event? > > > > > Actually there were a number of younger people at the Leica Gallery opening > reception on Thursday 4/24 but I suspect Chris intentionally photographed > and posted photos of LUG members, they being of more interest to this > forum. > > On the morning after the opening I dropped by B&H to find and buy a small > bounceable flash and I also stopped by the Olympus/Fuji/Panasonic 'booth' > to look at lenses for my Olympus OMD-E-M1. (I didn't buy any but it was > nice to be able to physically see and hold something rather than having to > order it online and wait for it to come in before deciding if I like it.) > > I had an M9 hanging around my neck and in a place like B&H that can be a > conversation starter; in this case I was surprised to find myself > discussing with these young(er) sales people their interest - and that of > their friends - in film photography and their use of community darkrooms to > develop and print their images. > > I think this may be a trend. Not for me, but good for them. > > --Bob > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Chris Saganich www.imagebrooklyn.com