MPerson Posted February 17, 2011 Share #21 Posted February 17, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) If I vote in a few months time, it will be on a different line... If this had started 4 weeks ago I would have been in a younger group but now the odd-ometer has clicked over to 60. Now I can run amok when I get my free bus pass! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 Hi MPerson, Take a look here Members' ages. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
masjah Posted February 17, 2011 Share #22 Posted February 17, 2011 Or, as I heard a chap say on the telly a while ago (and whose attitude I intend increasingly to adopt): "The great thing is, when you get to my age, you don't have to give a f**k." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetoaster Posted February 18, 2011 Share #23 Posted February 18, 2011 I'm 31, but not yet sporting a Leica. Will do that before or on my 32nd :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted February 18, 2011 Share #24 Posted February 18, 2011 In the cold light of the morning, looking through half opened bleary eyes, and without my spectacles, I thought the thread title and poll was 'Member egos'. Imagine my disappointment when I focused. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swanny66 Posted February 18, 2011 Share #25 Posted February 18, 2011 46 yo....and I wouldn't turn back the clock one click:) I like the experiences I have had. Just not the soreness waking up every morning:( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Allsopp Posted February 18, 2011 Share #26 Posted February 18, 2011 46 yo....and I wouldn't turn back the clock one click:) I like the experiences I have had. Just not the soreness waking up every morning:( It's probably better than not waking up in the morning tough Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swanny66 Posted February 20, 2011 Share #27 Posted February 20, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I agree with that:) Every day is a gift. I would like it to be a pain free gift just one day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicoleica Posted February 20, 2011 Share #28 Posted February 20, 2011 I agree with that:) Every day is a gift. I would like it to be a pain free gift just one day. +1 I'd even settle for 1/2 of a day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Nomad64 Posted February 20, 2011 Share #29 Posted February 20, 2011 We're not ageist here - in either direction. If someone of truly biblical age turns up claiming to be 665 and can prove that they fathered children in the last 5 years, then I will extend the poll This might apply to Lars Bergquist although I suspect he might be older than that. Cheers Bruno (turning 47 this September) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted February 23, 2011 Share #30 Posted February 23, 2011 Doing some preliminary statistics: 52.35+-11.61(sigma) This means I am average/mediocre, not the answer I was looking for:mad: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted February 23, 2011 Share #31 Posted February 23, 2011 The current result looks like a nice Gaussian curve centered right around my age bracket. Oh well ..., at least I am going to be in that age bracket for quite a while. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicoleica Posted February 23, 2011 Share #32 Posted February 23, 2011 Doing some preliminary statistics: 52.35+-11.61(sigma) This means I am average/mediocre, not the answer I was looking for:mad: Does that mean that I am above average then? Although, to be honest, I'm happy still to be here at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share #33 Posted February 23, 2011 I'm pretty sure the average age last time we did something similar was "late 40s". This should be worrying for Leica. If the average age of their user base is going up by a year, every year, that's not a sustainable position to be in. In 30 years time, most of us will have stopped using our cameras - one way or another. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted February 23, 2011 Share #34 Posted February 23, 2011 Point of order - we know from experience and anecdotal evidence that there are many in the Digital sub-forums who never "come out to play" in the wider forum - it might be worth a sticky or two pointing them in this direction to participate. I suspect that would affect the skew... Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share #35 Posted February 23, 2011 Good idea. I will get on to that straight away Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
italy74 Posted February 23, 2011 Share #36 Posted February 23, 2011 I'm wondering if this poll might indicate that one must be basically 40 y.o. to afford a Leica... I hope to join within the year, though ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcoder Posted February 23, 2011 Share #37 Posted February 23, 2011 Now I see why the forum has labeled many members here as "Erfahrener Benutzer" and why many people here refer to me as "Kind". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganzosrevenge Posted February 23, 2011 Share #38 Posted February 23, 2011 I'm wondering if this poll might indicate that one must be basically 40 y.o. to afford a Leica... I hope to join within the year, though ! If so, then perhaps I should return mine and come back in 15 years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Nomad64 Posted February 23, 2011 Share #39 Posted February 23, 2011 I'm wondering if this poll might indicate that one must be basically 40 y.o. to afford a Leica... +1. I have very strong suspects in this regard. Even second-hand an all Leica three lenses kit plus an M8 is however in the region of 6-8,000 Eur. Not the amount you're going to spend on photography if you serve fish 'n chips for a living. Having a family doesn't help either as other things may legitimately take priority. Leica prices aren't for the average Joe's wallet and this inevitably lead many potential purchasers to postpone the accomplishment of their dream until they reach more a financially solid position and this hardly happens before turning 40. Not impossible but quite uncommon. Cheers, Bruno Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeTexas Posted February 23, 2011 Share #40 Posted February 23, 2011 This is very interesting. The big question in my mind is whether or not the under 30s can't afford a Leica or if they just don't know about Leica. Looking at my own experience, even working in media and being on the cutting edge of technology, Leica never hit my radar until age 30. That tells me, Leica marketing isn't even attempting to appeal to the younger demographics. Of course, the question then arises, could I have been able to afford a Leica even had I been aware of them? That's hard to say. I sacked away pennies for months to finally buy my first digital camera in 2001, which was the FujiFilm FinePix f4700 zoom (Fuji FinePix 4700 Digital Camera Review: Intro and Highlights). It cost me almost $800 at the time, and I had no clue that Leica was distributing a rebranded version of their own because there's very few camera stores in the U.S. that even bother to carry Leica. If something like the X1 had been available at the time, there's a good chance I would have saved up for it, but the M8 was still a few years away and had I even known of the film M cameras, they would have still been out of reach considering I was paying around $6 for a roll of film and $6 for developing costs several times a week, and the reimbursement checks for those were always incredibly slow in coming. Also, at the time I was always chasing the "do-it-all" gadget. That line of Fujis had built-in audio recording -- great for interviews. They could do short video clips for the web site (although most people were still on dial-up at the time and barely had the bandwidth to watch a video). They also doubled as web cams for video chatting when plugged into the computer. It wasn't until much later that I realized a dedicated device for each worked far better than one Frankenstein mashup of a camera. Leica probably has it right, though. You spend your 20s and 30s learning to shoot on cheap cameras. Then you buy a Leica once you're able to appreciate the image quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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