Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/08

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Subject: [Leica] Reminder to All--LUG Yearbook 2007
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sat Sep 8 09:21:14 2007
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On Sep 8, 2007, at 1:05 AM, G Hopkinson wrote:

> Gerry, perhaps you weren't involved last time. Being fair to Jim,  
> he has organised the last book and this next entirely on his own
> (but with LUG approval and enthusiasm) and participation (and any  
> purchase) is completely voluntary.  The book is self published and
> print on demand. It might sell 60 or 60,000 copies! Much of the  
> photography we see on the LUG every day is by people with a variety
> of cameras who have an interest in Leica equipment. That is the  
> nature of the LUG. The best way to fly the flag is to post beautiful
> pictures made with your Leica gear. Those waverers who also use OT  
> equipment will see the superiority of the Leica pictures ;-).
> Obviously people might submit any picture with any supporting info  
> they choose. Many of those submitting last year are known on-line
> to each other and share the benefits of the LUG community.  
> Translation, we know the true believers and who uses what OT gear. I
> don't know how they sleep at night ;-)



  well said Hops...

and if the trend goes to far...

we'll be the first to know...then we can fold our tents and join some  
other group...Steve
>
>
> Cheers
> Hoppy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Reminder to All--LUG Yearbook 2007
>
> On 08/09/2007, Jim Shulman <jshul@comcast.net> wrote:
>> Use whatever you want.
>> Just make sure that you made the images during 2007.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>
> If this is the rule then I may enter something but personally I think
> it is WRONG!! Would you expect to pick up a Ford brochure and find
> Dodge pictures in it because "we liked them better"? It is, after all,
> the LEICA User Group.
>
> Gerry
>
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In reply to: Message from matthew at hunt.tc (Matthew Hunt) ([Leica] migrants)
Message from jshul at comcast.net (Jim Shulman) ([Leica] Reminder to All--LUG Yearbook 2007)
Message from michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema) ([Leica] Reminder to All--LUG Yearbook 2007)
Message from jshul at comcast.net (Jim Shulman) ([Leica] Reminder to All--LUG Yearbook 2007)
Message from gwpics at googlemail.com (Gerry Walden) ([Leica] Reminder to All--LUG Yearbook 2007)
Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] Reminder to All--LUG Yearbook 2007)