Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/28

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Subject: [Leica] LUG membership
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sat Oct 28 13:14:05 2006
References: <6D619CCA6048E82EE204F0E9@Rutabook.local><453BBB8E.5060509@nathanfoto.com><7B533EE7-A736-4BBB-970F-D9E174B1CD30@steveunsworth.co.uk> <00c401c6fabe$4e1bc1d0$a302a8c0@ted>

Ted,

AMEN!  Maybe its our age that gives us this point of view, having seen more 
of what life has to offer and the time we have to enjoy it.  I believe I am 
about one year younger than you.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG membership


> If everybody would get off the silliness of constant comparison of 
> film/digital and realize that it's all photography merely recorded on a 
> different medium.
>
> AND!!!  "The Essence of Photography" does not change because of one or the 
> other.
>
> One is only as good as the person holding the camera and understanding 
> Photoshop and or how to expertly work in the darkroom!
>
> Just get real everybody, if one likes film hey go for it and if one is 
> completely into digital do the same, simply because aren't we discussing 
> and showing photographs?
>
> So we have a mish mash of cameras, lenses and vision why not just get it 
> through some folks heads both mediums are here for a very long time! After 
> all when the photographic process came on the scene some 150 or more years 
> ago it was predicted art painting would die! And? It never did and many 
> artists use photography to capture scenes so they can paint them at a more 
> appropriate time in their lives.
>
> The bottom line is .... everyone ended up gaining as we'll see years from 
> now when film , although in a limited quantity is still around for those 
> wishing to use it.
>
> I think it a travesty if this family were separated simply because the old 
> saying " United we stand, Divided we fall!" is quite appropriate in this 
> case!
>
> It's photography for crying out loud! Live with it and enjoy what one 
> person does with digital and another person with film!
>
> ted
>
>
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In reply to: Message from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] LUG membership)
Message from nathan at nathanfoto.com (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] LUG membership)
Message from lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth) ([Leica] LUG membership)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] LUG membership)