Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That means he is the 2nd 1000th subscriber. The other one happened when the numbers were going *down* from 2000. I was just considering to myself what Cosina will do next, in light of the digital influence you mention here. If you were to prohibit digital talk on the LUG these days, I think the membership might drop to 50. It is sad to see this happening to 35mm film cameras. If you really want to read the handwriting on the wall, go to Adorama and try to buy a decent 35mm SLR. You have exactly five choices: Nikon, Canon, Leica, Vivitar, and Phoenix (did I say decent? Then we are down to Nikon, Canon, and Leica). No Pentax, no Olympus, no Minolta. I tried to buy a 35mm Pentax SLR body a while back. I finally had to settle for a used Pentax *ist from KEH. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Brian Reid Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 11:56 AM To: LUG@leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] LUG membership A few minutes ago, someone subscribed to the LUG, and thereby (unbeknownst to him) became the 1000th subscriber. Before the dominance of digital cameras, LUG membership peaked at nearly 2000, but it had dropped to about 800 by midsummer 2006. I think this was due in part to a reduced interest in film cameras, and in part to the growth of broadband (when more people have always-on internet, there are more messages sent). I hope our 1000th subscriber isn't driven away by the sheer number of messages, as many newcomers are. I'm pretty sure that the announcement of the M8 is what's triggered the recent growth spurt in membership. Since none of us owns an M8 yet, and very few of us have had a chance to touch one or use one, most of the traffic about M8s has been rumor and speculation and second-guessing of its engineering. As the M8 becomes available, there will be more and more messages about digital photography here on the LUG. I dearly hope that it doesn't drive away the film stalwarts. A good picture is a good picture, regardless of whether you took it with film or a digital sensor, with an M or an R. I've even heard supportable claims that you can make good pictures with other brands of camera. Brian Reid LUG Saloon Keeper _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information