Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, Bob said it in different words than I did when you where away recently. My contention is that women see cameras, lenses and accessories strictly as tools to achieve an end result whereas, while men also use them as tools, some also see them as jewels, toys and objects to be venerated as well. What do you think, especially based on the fact that LUG is always mired in equipment talk and only "occasionally" we come up with gems? Joe From: "Tina Manley" <images@InfoAve.Net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 3:42 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Incidentally, why are there so few women on the LUG? Seemsa sham e. > As the woman most frequently on the LUG (I'm not sure what that says about > me!), I have to chime in here. I care about equipment to the extent that I > want the equipment to perform when I need it. It astounds me that LUGnuts > can say, "I took this with the early edition of the Summilux at f5.6 and > 1/60th of a second." I have a general idea of which lens I used but > that's it! I buy the fastest lenses, the cheapest I can find them and use > them wide open at the slowest speed I can hold them. That's why I need > Leica's. I'm on the LUG list because I love you all and put up with all > of the talk about equipment to get the gems that you all occasionally > contribute about photography. > > Leically, > > Tina > > > > > > At 04:11 PM 6/29/00 -0400, you wrote: > > >Also, it's been my experience that women photographers don't care much about > >equipment. As an aside I recently was party to a conversation between some > >husbands and wives in which the gals all had a great time making fun of the > >guy's love affair with "gadgets" and took great pride in the fact that women > >don't care about such things. > > > >Bob (the gadget king) McEowen > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com > >