She's Catching the Rangefinder Bug!

David_Manning

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My almost-7th grade daughter fell in love with my Olympus 35RD, which I said she could shoot anytime.

Next, she helped develop four rolls of Tri-X.

Yesterday, she checked out a b&w technique book from the library.

I'm so excited :D

(Leica M6, Zeiss Biogon 2/35, Fujicolor Superia 400)

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From that pic, she looks really interested! And she has that "photographer" something...

I'd say she'll enjoy it for long, and you too!

Cheers,

Juan
 
Congrats!

She has good taste in cameras. Good too as her small fingers can probably do better dealing with that aperture ring. ;) I'm still bitter about that - it wrecks the ergonomics for me on a camera that is darn near perfect otherwise.
 
I like it, David. It is impressive that she is learning from you how to process film.

My two daughters are in first and third grade, so I have started them first with digital cameras. When they get a little older, they can choose from my film cameras.
 
My almost-7th grade daughter fell in love with my Olympus 35RD, which I said she could shoot anytime.

Next, she helped develop four rolls of Tri-X.

Yesterday, she checked out a b&w technique book from the library. (...)

I would be very proud if I were you!
 
I wish I had a camera like that to carry around in school back in the day. If she does she will have wonderful memories in years to come.
 
Well done David, well done ;-)
I wish, my parents had shared an interest in photography, to help me get started interest into this early!
 
Wonderful that she is finding the use of film so fascinating. Keep imparting to her your knowledge and enthusiasm
 
David buy her an album so she can stick photos in it. Probably one with white space so she can write stuff like a diary.
 
... one more right eye shooter :D
It is great to see your kid(s) enjoying and sharing the same interests like you parents, especially a photography - one art you can't do without loving it for sure!
I also gave my 10 years old son an M2 as a birthday present - he didn't appreciated very much at first, but sounds like he's enjoying it now.
 
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