Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/26

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Subject: [Leica] Singapore LUG
From: firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Wed Jan 26 17:48:11 2005
References: <f135946b050125185916d22be3@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Dan, I cannot be a permanent SLUG, but do let us know the timing of 
meetings. As you know I love to party ;-) We missed you guys this year 
on FOM2, so I'm hoping for a "comeback" from the SLUG

cheers
On 26/01/2005, at 1:59 PM, Daniel Khong wrote:

> Friends
>
> It has been some time since the Singapore Leica Users Group (SLUG) got
> together and planned some action. I am aware that there is still a
> bunch of serious Leica camera enthusiasts out there inspite of the
> digital enthusiasm of recent years. IMO, it is not an issue to compare
> and debate between film and digital. They are just different. Perhaps
> one can say that film photography is akin to oil painting and digital
> to water-colour.
>
> I am aware that Lee Yan Zhan is still souping his black and white
> films. I met Roland Tan recently at Ron's and he was happily showing
> us his new digital body but fitted with a 50mm traditional Leica M
> lens.
>
> I would like to invite all Leica enthusiasts who are still using
> either a traditional film base leica lens (SM, M or R lens) and/or a
> traditional film Leica camera (Rangefinder or SLR) to contact me
> off-line so that I can put you on a SLUG database and possibily
> arrange a get together in Singapore.
>
> Sorry to have to exclude those with pure digital hardware however true
> blue Leica these may be at this point in time but we have to be
> somewhat focussed on a certain degree of Leica nostalgia.
>
> Looking forward to hearing from you guys and gals.
>
> Bests,
>
> Dan Khong
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>
Alastair


In reply to: Message from dankhong at gmail.com (Daniel Khong) ([Leica] Singapore LUG)