Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the clarification, its a relief! Cheers Jayanand On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 9:19 PM, Chris Saganich <csaganich at gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >