Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, On top of my Spotmatic F, I had an ESII which was probably the last 42mm issued before the K series. It had the 42mm thread, but was not a Spotmatic ;-) Some of the lenses were great! I miss my younger years more than the 42mm thread though :-) Amities Philippe > Le 1 oct. 2019 ? 22:14, Jim Hemenway <jim at hemenway.com> a ?crit : > > Gerry: > > Over ten years ago, I was a member of a Pentax group whose membership was > 50-50 screw mount and bayonet. > > The former didn't want any posting which referred to cameras newer than > Spotmatics, (1967) and would do much ranting whenever their wishes were > not adhered to. These members were known as the "Takumars" > > Whenever someone made a post about digital Pentax cameras there was hell > to pay. > > It was like having a raven nipping on your shoulder spitting out a > "Nevermore" whenever you broke their "rules" > > Eventually when I realized that the Takumars were really just camera > collectors and not necessarily camera users... I left the list along with > many others, > > There is no moral to the story. > > JimH > > P.S. A five year frequency? How many of us do you think will still be > alive in five years. > > > On 9/22/19 12:32 AM, Gerry Walden via LUG wrote: >> I have come to the decision not to participate unless it is a LEICA >> yearbook and not a yearbook of general photographs taken on everything >> there is. If non-Leica images are deemed to be acceptable by others >> making decisions, then at the very least there should be a clear >> differentiation (i.e. a separate section) for the non-Leica images at the >> back of the book after the Leica section. >> >> As for general thoughts on the time frame, and because a number of people >> are shooting less with their Leicas, would it be an idea for these to be >> done every five years thus allowing for a (hopefully) bigger submission. >> >> Gerry >> >> Gerry Walden >> www.gwpics.com >> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 22 Sep 2019, at 05:13, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Just sharing my thoughts about this. Of course Brian will be holding the >>>> mike and have the final say. >>> The reason I haven't announced anything yet is that I've been hoping >>> that more people will offer suggestions or express opinions. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information