Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lew you have again misinterpreted what I said. I agree that talking about photography ought to be spirited and involved if you like. Actually I try to do just that in my forum activity, particularly in contributing regarding Leica. Cheers, Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 12 May 2012 14:22, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote: > I haven't heard of any way to discuss photography without being emotive. > Encouraging members to explore & express differences seems very healthy to > me. That makes for vitality. Denying this in the interest of creating a > euphoric tone or illusion of unity is somewhat repressive. > > On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Lew I did not say taken over the list. I was taking about a thread on the > > new Leica product announcements. > > Yes, "Occupy the LUG'' was meant to be light hearted. I recognise in > > general the issues that are frustrating and angering some members of > > course. I could fill some pages with what is happening in Australia right > > now but they wouldn't belong in discussions on photography or Leica! > > > > *In my view off topic discussions in the LUG general threads, especially > > emotive ones, are divisive and distracting from talking about photography > > in general and Leica in particular.* This is a broad and international > > church. > > Brian provides a separate forum for those discussions and anyone is > welcome > > to join. > > I'll leave it at that but you're welcome to email me off list if you > wish. > > > > > > Cheers, > > Geoff > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > > > On 11 May 2012 22:09, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > If they can't express their views, then it's not "open." It's an > > > exaggeration to state that they have "taken over" the list, so I take > it > > > that this remark was meant humorously. OTOH, if their views are not to > > your > > > liking you can ignore them, no? > > > > > > On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 1:36 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at > > > gmail.com > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > Fair go guys! How did discussion of new Leica products get taken > over > > by > > > > an Occupy LUG movement? > > > > I respect people's personal circumstances of course but in my view > > these > > > > socio/political discussions don't belong in this open forum. > > > > > > > > Leica Camera announced some new products that are expensive and will > > only > > > > sell to a niche market. > > > > That ought to be a very familiar scenarion to all and despite > whatever > > > > economic conditions recently Leica Camera has done better than for > many > > > > years and is selling everything that they can make. In the case of M > > > lenses > > > > especially, into a long waiting list too. > > > > > > > > I'm unlikely to buy any M Monochrom but I can certainly see the > appeal > > to > > > > dedicated photographers such as Tina. > > > > The new APO Summicron ASPH is a remarkable achievement too and yes > the > > > > price is very high indeed. > > > > I'm looking forward to what their advances will mean for the next > > > > generation M as well. Some may have noticed that Leica Camera has > > booked > > > a > > > > much larger area for the coming Photokina this time. I doubt that > we've > > > > heard of all of their new products announcements for 2012 yet either. > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Geoff > > > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > -Lew S. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > -Lew S. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >