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Subject: [Leica] Impressions of the LUG
From: tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)
Date: Wed Oct 6 21:46:42 2004
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Alex Hurst said:
Subject: [Leica] Impressions of the LUG


> Hi LUGgers
>
> I haven't subscribed to the LUG for a good year or three  - principally 
> because:
> > a) Most of the discussion didn't appear to have anything to do with 
> > Leicas.
> > b) Flame wars (normally OT) were rampant.
> I subscribed again recently to find it (mostly) courteous and (mostly) 
> on-topic.
> There also be a number of the 'usual suspects' knocking around from the 
> previous era.
>
> Tell me guys, has this group really undergone a sea-change? If so, I might 
> even stick around.<<<<<<<<<<


Howdy Alex,
Welcome back old buddy. :-)

We still get the odd antsy sessions, lots of off topic things, but many of 
us do learn some interesting things while flailing through them. But they 
seem to change quicker than the olden days. ;-)  A number of the old gang I 
think hang back and read, but many have moved on due to many reasons, of 
which I'd like to think it's due to their work.

Leica comes up on occasion ;-) usually due to a newbie with an enquiring 
question.

The biggest change has been the photographs posted by a number of fine 
shooters. Many are excellent and some not quite so excellent, goes with the 
photo learning process. :-)  But I believe this is an opportunity of showing 
ones work to others who'd not be as biased as one's family usually are.

We all have experienced the family words..."oooohhh wonderful pictures! You 
are so good." ;-)  When in reality we know in our hearts it's not quite as 
good as ones wife or mother claims it to be. :-)

Anyway nice to have a familiar name and in this case I can say.... familiar 
face back in the fold. :-)

ted























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