Re: [Leica] Cheapshot, now SMUG

["Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com>]

Shouldn't we also have an MLUG, an RLUG, a MiniLUG  and a DigiLUG

Tom Schofield

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Cardish" <dcardish@microtec.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2000 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Cheapshot, now SMUG


> Speaking only for myself, I wish there were only one Leica list.  I use
> only M Leicas, but like to read about the SMs as well.  Surely there isn't
> that much traffic in SM questions to warrant a separate list?  When you
> consider only on topic Leica related posts (unfortunately, this one
doesn't
> qualify  :-(  ), one mailing list should suffice.  And this includes the
> LEG as well.
>
> Dan C.
>
> At 11:01 AM 15-04-00 -0700, Rich Lahrson wrote:
> >Hi everyone!
> >
> >     The SMUG is the latest 'spin off' list.  I've seen some other spin
off
> >lists.  For example, there's an 'alternate photography' list, dealing
mostly
> >with older processes like platinum and gum printing.  Someone started a
> >spin off list, I subbed, but there were few posts, the subject was well
> >handled on the original list.
> >
> >    Another example, I'm on the Rollei list and someone started a list
> >that was to deal with only the 600x series reflex cameras.  The volume
> >of the original list was small enough to handle this, and I didn't
subscribe
> >(lack of a 600x camera), and can't comment on the activity of that list.
> >
> >    However, I am subbed at the NikonMF mailing list, a spinoff of the
'big'
> >Nikon list.  The NikonMF list is for manual focus Nikon cameras and
lenses
> >and is moderately active.
> >
> >    I question whether the SMUG will be very active, as many M series
users
> >have screw mount lenses with adaptors and discuss such issues here.  I'm
> >not going to subscribe, but if the SMUG creates an archive, it will
certainly
> >be a resource.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Rich Lahrson
> > tripspud@wenet.net
> >
> >
>