LinkerX Posted March 29, 2011 Share #141 Posted March 29, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) LinkerX that sounds like starting at the top of the game:D I think I had some Agfa or Kodak plastic thing when I was 8. It did take 4.5x4.5 cm negatives so it was not completely useless. I seem to recall that Leica does not want anything remotely looking like lens fungus near their works for obvious reasons, possibly CLA repair shops would be (have been) willing to have a go. A collector ended up buying them because they were very low serial number. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 Hi LinkerX, Take a look here Members' ages. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
exile Posted March 29, 2011 Share #142 Posted March 29, 2011 Leica marketing must really love this forum sometimes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adarsha Posted March 29, 2011 Share #143 Posted March 29, 2011 I'm female, love gadgets, technology and my Leica! So Meh! to someone who said earlier that women aren't into technology! I was widowed at forty, with four children of my own and one stepson at home then, aged from 3 and 14years old. Now at 53 all of my children are more or less grown up, youngest is 17 next week. I've lived in Wales, England, Australia and now home in Wales again. Had so much fun despite life's ups and downs. I've earned every single beautiful long silver hair on my head. What else can I say? Life is just beginning - and my love of photography is set to continue... hope to do an MA in Documentary after finishing my BA Photography next year! Using all Leica kit of course! Bring it on I say... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hofo100 Posted March 29, 2011 Share #144 Posted March 29, 2011 ...for all friends of statistics - maybe you find this chart helpful. It just needs to be adjusted for "bought my first Leica". Source Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted March 29, 2011 Share #145 Posted March 29, 2011 I'm female, love gadgets, technology and my Leica! <snip> all Leica kit of course! Bring it on I say...Thanks, I like what I see on your website. Keep on living & enjoying:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prunelle Posted March 30, 2011 Share #146 Posted March 30, 2011 ...for all friends of statistics - maybe you find this chart helpful. It just needs to be adjusted for "bought my first Leica". ... Petty much accurate! That's how I feel; the more I know, the less I find my picture worth a look. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
underground Posted May 14, 2011 Share #147 Posted May 14, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Male \ 35 years young 1st leica, CL 2004 give or take. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 8, 2012 Share #148 Posted January 8, 2012 I'll be 55 this summer and I've noticed Dr. S' lack of interest in age polls. Paulus was kind to point this thred to me, after reading the one in the German speaking section. Got an M2 + Summilux 35mm both heavily used and brassed together for under 500 DM in the mid seventies and sold that less than 10 years later for a little bit more. Both were rattling from day one to the moment I handed it over... ( trading this and a Tele-Rolleiflex - same shape - in, don't flame me: for a brand-new F4 with a 50 and a waist level finder. This change because my daughter was born, dark-room went, too and colour negative came in. ) ...but the pictures taken with the rattling M2 were ok. Check-up in Wetzlar was out of the question, because it cost too much by comparison to HP-4 prices. Bought the M9 last year. Nostalgic only on 2nd thought: presently imo no better pictures out of a more compact camera. Best, Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted April 26, 2012 Share #149 Posted April 26, 2012 Following on from Bill Palmer's thread about "Leica Years" http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/barnacks-bar/166695-leica-years.html, it might be about time that a straw poll was held again to see where the age of typical forum membership lies. We did this a few years ago and, IIRC, the average age at that time was around 44. In order to protect the innocent and maintain a sense of decorum, I have made this poll anonymous, and have used typical demographic age ranges to keep it simple. Over to you. In replie to your answer Andy: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m9-forum/173689-how-old-we-leica-m9-users.html I made my own average in the German Forum: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/forum-zur-leica-m9/173673-wie-alt-sind-wir-im-durchschnitt.html You thought that there might be no difference between English and German speaking M9 users, and that an M9 user was the same as any other M user,. The average age of M9 users in the German speaking part is almost 47 years ( 46,92392857 ) I begin to ask myself if there is a difference between the two " Worlds" It could be , that your survey was 3 years ago and that everybody just got 3 years older. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted April 26, 2012 Share #150 Posted April 26, 2012 I[...]You thought that there might be no difference between English and German speaking M9 users, and that an M9 user was the same as any other M user,. The average age of M9 users in the German speaking part is almost 47 years ( 46,92392857 ) I begin to ask myself if there is a difference between the two " Worlds" It could be , that your survey was 3 years ago and that everybody just got 3 years older That made me smile. I do wonder if there is a difference between countries in terms of income and age. So many factors. I do get the impression from some of our frequent posters that they are rather affluent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted April 26, 2012 Share #151 Posted April 26, 2012 That made me smile. I do wonder if there is a difference between countries in terms of income and age. So many factors. I do get the impression from some of our frequent posters that they are rather affluent. Als long as they behave themselves in the streets, I see no problem;) http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/menschen/236090-duesseldorf-kann-man-ueberall-parken.html#post2051493 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted April 26, 2012 Share #152 Posted April 26, 2012 Als long as they behave themselves in the streets, I see no problem;) http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/menschen/236090-duesseldorf-kann-man-ueberall-parken.html#post2051493 One of mine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
businessasusual Posted April 29, 2012 Share #153 Posted April 29, 2012 Old enough to know what this is. I have no doubt there was a whole generation born as a result! Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/144213-members-ages/?do=findComment&comment=1996258'>More sharing options...
hamey Posted April 29, 2012 Share #154 Posted April 29, 2012 I have just turned 63, my dear wife allowed me to buy the 50mm lux asph for my birthday. Thats lovely dear, what would you like for your birthday, she answered take me to dinner. No problem, where? France at the eiffel tower, and while we are over there we might visit the UK. So I better do it otherwise it will cost me more in a divorce settlement......LOL. Ken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share #155 Posted April 29, 2012 Sounds fair to me, Ken. You only live once Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamey Posted April 29, 2012 Share #156 Posted April 29, 2012 You're right there Andy. We will be over there in July, with the London olympics it was quite difficult to get accommodation but we succeeded, so I am looking forward to visiting the mother country. Ken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fWord Posted April 29, 2012 Share #157 Posted April 29, 2012 Who are the 9 fellas under the age of 20, and roaming at this forum? Isn't there an 'only 18 and above' regulation? Haha, just stirring the pot... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucisPictor Posted April 29, 2012 Share #158 Posted April 29, 2012 41 Got my first Leica, the C2, about 5 years ago. Then, about 2 years ago, I got the Digilux 2. And this year, I bought a Leica IIIa syn. Bought some R-, M- and M39-lenses in between. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted April 29, 2012 Share #159 Posted April 29, 2012 Old enough to know what this is. I have no doubt there was a whole generation born as a result! Now we wait for an explanation....... No we did not have such facilities in NL to my knowledge, too darn cold, even for non-hatchback, maybe Jaap wil disagree . (sorry Jaap I could not resist the temptation for a snide remark, I think you know there is no ill intent) The Dutch speaking among us are so few and far between that "openluchtbioscoop" is safe enough without spoiling the fun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted April 29, 2012 Share #160 Posted April 29, 2012 Who are the 9 fellas under the age of 20, and roaming at this forum? [...] Our grandchildren. I hear giggles and whispers saying "OLD Gits" in the background. Really, I thought it was a great gesture to hand a young one a Leica M4. She made a mild sneer and handed it back right away. "Uncle, we would rather have the '56 Harley." Kids today, I tell ya. About drive ins, we still have a couple. I told them that I was just a little unhappy with the smaller windshields today and they chimed in, "Yea, but every car today has reclining seats!" (Why a drive-in with 50" flat screens and downloadable video? Those damned seats is the answer. A real trip, I guess. Or maybe there's something about three-point seat belts.) OMG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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