[Leica] Do you remember why you joined the LUG?

[Geoff Hopkinson]

I joined I guess six or seven years ago because I had come back to
photography and now had an M6. I hoped to learn about using that and
connect with fellow enthusiasts. Along the way I've been very fortunate to
meet and spend time with some wonderful people, even if only online for
some of those folks. I have enjoyed seeing many many photos made in a lot
of styles too and shared some back.
I have a lot of Leica stuff and of course enjoy using it. The bulk of my
photos are taken with Leica cameras and lenses naturally. I'm shooting a
lot for an amateur I guess and my style and interests have certainly
developed along the way; not always in the same directions as others ;-)
Each tool is different and Fujifilm seem to be very successful at producing
some great ones.  I think I would use the lenses made for them if those
bodies were my choice.



Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman

On 16 October 2014 04:06, George Lottermoser <george.imagist at icloud.com>
wrote:

> Every time I picked up my M6s, M8, R8 and DMR I remembered why I joined
> the LUG
>
> Since acquiring an M (240) and M Monochrom these reasons are reinforced on
> a daily basis.
> Feel
> Fit and finish
> 50 years of Familiarity
> And an equally long, unbroken line of
>         functional, solid, precision system components including:
>         Visoflex, bellows, rings, and tubes, etc.
> Simplicity
> Dependability
> did I mention FEEL? - meaning ergonomics
>
> Often when I see a subject line like, "My next Leica body may be a Fuji..."
> I wonder if some have forgotten why they joined this list...
>
> Do you remember why you joined this list?
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
>
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
>
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