Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 12, 2009, at 8:00 AM, Steve Unsworth wrote: > Another update regarding the Leica User Forum book. > > The Leica CEO Rudi Spiller has kindly agreed to write the foreword for the > book and Leica will also buy a number of copies of the book - presumably > for > distribution to dealers and other interested parties. The number they buy > will depend on the quality of photographs in the book, but they are talking > of 20 copies as an absolute minimum. > > Hopefully anyone who was thinking of submitting photographs will find the > above of some interest. I have been tempted to contribute several appropriate photos Steve, but very honestly I have some trouble with the donations thing, the way it's set up. I feel strongly that people should donate if they wish to cancer causes, and I do... Invite them to donate if they care to. Clearly people are paying to get their photos published in a book... Steve > > Regards > > Steve > > > On 10/12/09 16:27, "Steve Unsworth" <lug at steveunsworth.co.uk> wrote: > >> As I've mentioned before, there are a number of people on the LUG who are >> also members of the Leica User Forum and this email is addressed to those >> people. >> >> Just in case any of you missed my earlier post, the Leica User Forum is >> currently in the process of producing a book - this isn't connected to >> Jim's >> annual LUG effort - and at the same time is raising money for a worldwide >> cancer charity. >> >> As you can see here - <http://www.justgiving.com/L-Camera-Forum-Book> the >> book project has already raised over 2,000 GBP for the selected charity >> and >> we hope to improve on that substantially before the cut off date for >> submissions is reached. >> >> The rules have been modified slightly, anyone who joined the forum before >> the announcement of the book project on the 23rd on November is now >> eligible to submit up to three photographs for possible inclusion in the >> book. >> >> If anyone here is a member of the forum, and would like to consider >> submitting a maximum of 3 photographs, the rules and details of what to do >> are here... >> >> <http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/107183-leica-user- >> forum-book-contributions-sought.html> >> >> It doesn't matter if a photograph was taken yesterday or 50 years ago, >> provided a Leica lens and/or body was used in its production, and you >> were a >> member of the forum before the 23rd of November, it's eligible for >> possible > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information