Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gerry, This is your group as much as anyone else's. If someone irritates you, either filter their messages into junk, or use the delete button liberally - in other words, ignore them and do not let them bully you! I am writing this from experience... Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at me.com> wrote: > Looking forward to meeting many friends I have known so long without ever > seeing - and that is the beauty of the LUG. I feel I am with family here! > > Gerry > > > On 11 Sep 2013, at 16:34, "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> > wrote: > >> Should I cancel my flight tickets? I'll be bringing a nikon and a fuji >> along, and Alice will probably sport her Oly ... >> >> No - I want to see some LUGGERs live in the flesh again, and meet new >> ones :-) >> That's also what the LUG is about I think. >> I still have a Leica on some shelf BTW >> >> See you soon Gerry & all >> >> Amities >> Philippe >> >> >> >> Le 11 sept. 13 ? 17:25, Gerry Walden a ?crit : >> >>> I wish we could get over this constant discussion. When I first switched >>> away from Leica I offered to resign from the LUG and was told very >>> firmly that it was 'the spirit of Leica-shooting' which was essential >>> rather than the gear itself. I think I have adequately proved over the >>> intervening period that I shoot with the spirit of Leica but I am >>> feeling increasingly unwelcome here. This stupidity needs a resolution, >>> maybe a vote by all the true Leica shooters. In the meantime I will be >>> enjoying my LUG gathering in Barcelona next week with no guilt, but >>> whether I will still be a member here when I get back is another matter. >>> >>> Gerry >>> >>> Gerry Walden >>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >>> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >>> www.gwpics.com >>> >>> On 11 Sep 2013, at 16:21, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Sep 11, 2013, at 12:20 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> A long long time ago Leica gear became an unaffordable waste to >>>>>> discuss on >>>>>> the lug as soon as Cosina made bodies and lenses cheaper and earlier >>>>>> to buy >>>>>> and sell and buy and sell. >>>>>> >>>>>> The Leica S gets less attraction on the lug Geoff And you're right the >>>>>> Fuji and Olympus 1.5 crop rangefinders gets the continual day by day >>>>>> headlines. >>>> >>>> Geoff shoots with stuff he doesn't need and can't use, while Mark >>>> provides his usual commentary bemoaning the >>>> Leica cause, while he shoots with Nikon.... >>>> >>>> and so it goes, this is the Leica Users Group..... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Steve >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to >> the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. >> NO ARCHIVE >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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