Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/10/15

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Subject: [Leica] Do you remember why you joined the LUG?
From: george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:04:59 -0500
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On Oct 15, 2014, at 1:39 PM, Leopold Green wrote:

> I feel exactly the same way!
> 
> I bought my first M6 [the HM one] in 97 and subscribed to this group and 
> soon a lovely M4 followed. I decided when the M8 came out [and when it was 
> below ?3000 as well] that it was too much and I still wasn't convinced by 
> digital and didn't like the idea of something not full frame. I thought M9 
> was great till I saw the price and to an extent would need to learn a 
> whole new approach to photography based on digital colour - when I only 
> ever took B&W... you see where this is going! When they announced the 
> Monochrom I knew it was what I needed. I am not at all rich [or even 
> particularly well off] so I saved for a year and was finally able to buy 
> one and as you say when I pick it up I feel the same connection back 
> through my film Leicas. 
> 
> It is nice to see some of the people on the LUG who were members back in 
> the 90s... and it is good seeing others pictures even if not taken with 
> Leica...
> 
> but sometimes there seems to be a real proselytising zeal for Fuji which I 
> can sort of see but then there are the times we are told with absolute 
> certainty that any new Leica is made only for collectors who will never 
> take a single picture with it - 100%, no discussion, absolute conviction, 
> Leica some sort of pernicious organisation and those 'collectors' idiots 
> with no connection to photography [read the comments made when they 
> introduced the cheaper film M-A]. Few takes issue with this so I assume 
> that this is what most of the LUG believe in which case the list maybe 
> ought be re-christened to the 'Rangefinder style small camera user group - 
> No Leica 'Collectors' welcome'?
> 
> I can sort of imagine Ted writing 'just take the damn photo and stop 
> wasting your time talking about gear' and he would of course be right
> 
> Sorry all I meant to say was I agree and think that the Monochrom is the 
> best camera they have made since the M4 even if it is more expensive when 
> inflation is taking into account, etc. etc., etc.,

Thanks Leopold.

Good to know that others still connect
with how Leica system tools actually "feel" and "work"

Regards,
George Lottermoser 

http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
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In reply to: Message from george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] Do you remember why you joined the LUG?)
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