Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 18-03-2001 23:41, Brian Reid wrote: > In my opinion the Leica is the best rangefinder camera, but it >is not the only one still in use, and I would much rather see >discussions here of non-Leica rangefinders than I would of >non-rangefinder Leicas. But many of the best photographers in our forum >use RF and SLR cameras, and it is silly to ask them to compartmentalize. (large snip) >Yes we know that Leica makes SLR's. They are excellent cameras and you will >find some people on this list who own them and talk about them. However, the >majority of the traffic and the interest is in rangefinder cameras. Hello Brian, I do respect your work and valuable time and resources devoted to maintaining this discussion forum. However, the first part of your posting above is a bit of a surprise to me. Yes, it may well be that the Leica name and history are mainly attached to rangefinder cameras. But time has moved on since and the Leica reflex line is well-stocked since about two decades. Lots of Leica photographers on this list and elsewhere use the R system and often even both M and R. So to say that you'd much rather see discussions in the LUG of non-Leica rangefinders than non-rangefinder Leicas seems a bit odd to me (also this does not exactly reflect the words in the welcoming message, see part 2 above). Since this is a "Leica Users Group" I believe that all Leica users should be treated on an equal footing as far as their systems are concerned. Of course, it is fully within your right to interpret this differently but then, maybe, the list's name should be changed so as to better reflect this (e.g. in the sense of "Leica Rangefinder User Group" or LRUG). Or, alternatively, may I suggest that the welcoming message of this forum be altered so as to treat M and R on an equal footing and to give them equal consideration? I think the latter would be a welcome move for many current list subscribers ! Just my thoughts on the matter. Kind regards, Pascal - --------- Visit my photo pages at http://members.nbci.com/cyberplace - --------- <<< PGP public key available upon request >>>