Younger members (Page 5): I'm 79-1/2 :). Don't forget the half.

DaveyDitzer Loc: Western PA

Lagoonguy wrote:

Sounds familiar. 79.

I'm 79-1/2 :). Don't forget the half.

Lagoonguy Loc: New Smyrna Beach, FL

DaveyDitzer wrote:

I'm 79-1/2 :). Don't forget the half.

That’s the problem with being 79, I forget everything and that’s not just the half of it.

brentrh Loc: Deltona, FL

Phone cameras will always be inferior to those big cameras. Photographers who are serious about their art will use a camera not a phone it produces a superior image. Phone cameras are excellent snapshot cameras but will always fall short of high quality

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

brentrh wrote:

Phone cameras will always be inferior to those big cameras. Photographers who are serious about their art will use a camera not a phone it produces a superior image. Phone cameras are excellent snapshot cameras but will always fall short of high quality

Not from some I've seen.
TOTALLY acceptable...
I've no problem at all with using mine for shooting.

MtManMD Loc: Beaverton, Oregon

I think I am one of the youngest at 67 that's posted so far. I'm a member of several specific groups (Canon R5, R7, and 100-500mm groups) on Facebook. The posters there seem much younger. You can tell by the questions and the tone of the questions and comments. I find the comments there more specific and helpful in general. It is rare that comments deviate from the starting thread. And best of all, in those groups I never have to listen to all the Nikon and Sony noise!

PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA

mr spock wrote:

I would be very interested in the results of such a survey

That would make an interesting study. I also would be interested in the results. I'm 76.

PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA

Manglesphoto wrote:

Like Jack said
and most don't have an attention span longer than a Mouses Ahem!!!

Many of the younger generation that I know do have a good attention span, just not when it involves certain subjects. They feel that a cell phone camera takes selfies and some other "pictures" so why use something large, bulky, heavy, and operation of which involves adjusting settings. Many want results faster and more efficiently than a DSLR or MILC can provide. Similarly there are many here who are dismissing and even disparaging the DSLR in favor of the MILC. Basically it is a personal choice.

KTJohnson Loc: Northern Michigan

I'm 72, and surprisingly among the younger set for this site. I've pointed several younger folks (30s-40s) to this site over the years, plus my own kids. Two of the seven of my kids have joined. My son is in the Navy on a sub, so he doesn't post much or have the time. Our oldest daughter (40) is on here (Vertical Viking) & every photo she's posted is from her phone, and does some excellent work. I've tried to get her to get a "real camera", but she's just not interested, or not interested enough to actually spend the money, which admittedly is tight.

She once expressed interest in getting a Nikon 7200 or 7500 but never has, probably too expensive.

Some of our other kids take pretty good photos, but all on their phones. Oh, well.

Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

Perhaps we should be asking a different question. What might we be doing that excludes or discourages younger people? I can think of a few things.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

KTJohnson wrote:

... Our oldest daughter (40) is on here (Vertical Viking) & every photo she's posted is from her phone, and does some excellent work...

She does indeed! Beautiful, beautiful compositions, mostly vertical, but I spotted two lovely horizontal landscapes also

Have no idea why you'd want her to change.

VerticalViking's UHH topics: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-topic-list?usernum=106988

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Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

MtManMD wrote:

I think I am one of the youngest at 67 that's post... (show quote)

Interesting. Is it the appeal of social media versus this format that is the main factor do you think?

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Blenheim Orange wrote:

Perhaps we should be asking a different question. What might we be doing that excludes or discourages younger people? I can think of a few things.

Some have already been mentioned: rigid mindset, ego-driven rude comments, along with comments that wander far from the original post.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Blenheim Orange wrote:

Interesting. Is it the appeal of social media versus this format that is the main factor do you think?

Who wants to own a desktop computer, a camera body, editing software, and one or more interchangeable lenses to simply post to the internet, something done instantly from your phone? Does the gray or blue hair prevent people from seeing this simple and clear logic?

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

Probably not because the younger crowd only takes pictures with their cell phone. Only serious photography students use cameras nowadays.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

CHG_CANON wrote:

Who wants to own a desktop computer, a camera body, editing software, and one or more interchangeable lenses to simply post to the internet, something done instantly from your phone? Does the gray or blue hair prevent people from seeing this simple and clear logic?

No.

But the people who live photography and have it in their blood do.......

They're "involved" and they expect everyone to have the same fervor.