[Leica] 8 years in the making: here it is.

[afirkin at afirkin.com (Alastair Firkin)]

I know and you keep reminding me ;-)

Cheers
--- grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:

From: grduprey@mchsi.com
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] 8 years in the making: here it is.
Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:19:41 +0000

Alastair,

Thats why I retired.  ;-D

Gene

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Alastair Firkin" <afirkin@afirkin.com>
>
> 
> Gene,
> thanks. I hope you enjoy it. I still hope to be in Europe, but the plans 
> are 
> 'weak' in that work keeps getting in the way
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Alastair
> --- grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:
> 
> From: grduprey@mchsi.com
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] 8 years in the making: here it is.
> Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:55:39 +0000
> 
> Alastair,
> 
> Even though we are not home and will not be back for 6 months, I ordered 
> the 
> FOM2 book just now.  I am having it sent to me while I am here in Texas.  
> Looking forward to receiving it, and will let you know what I think when 
> it gets 
> here.  I already know it will be a great addition to my library.  I hope 
> you can 
> make it to Photokina later this year and will look forward to seeing you 
> there 
> if you do.
> 
> Cheers,
> Gene
> 
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Alastair Firkin" <afirkin@afirkin.com>
> >
> > The Leica Users Group Project book: The Family of Man 2 Project is ready 
> > for 
> > purchase. It is a big book 318 pages and over 500 images from many of us 
> > here 
> on 
> > the group. The book is the publication of 5 years of work from 2000, and 
> > after 
> a 
> > few attempts to have it published by commercial groups, it is now self 
> published 
> > here. The LUG has been using BLURB to make year books and personal 
> > records, 
> but 
> > no LUG book has been on this scale. It is not cheap. Being 13 by 11 
> > inches and 
> > 318 pages, its a large work, BUT I think it works well. I know I will 
> > have 
> made 
> > mistakes etc, BUT it is now up to you to decide;
> > 
> > http://tiny.cc/HOd7P
> > 
> > 
> <http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/157416/449fb7ad2d7bf07640384cb6eff6d7b5>
> > 
> > I am trying to make a smaller cheaper version, encouraged by Steve 
> > Barbour, 
> but 
> > there are a few technical problems, that I will ask the group to try 
> > solving. 
> > Until then, this is your chance to see work from Ted, Tina, John, George 
> > and 
> > Ringo.
> > 
> > Cheers and here's luck: let me know what you think
> > 
> > Alastair
> > 
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