[Leica] Unsubscribing

[John McMaster]

I still only use Leica, mostly the S(007) these days....

john

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From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Gerry Walden via LUG
Sent: 29 August 2018 13:58
To: Leica Users Group
Cc: Gerry Walden
Subject: Re: [Leica] Unsubscribing

Douglas

Of course we all know that virtually anything can be photographed using the excellent Leica equipment that is around. However I personally think that this group should be for the users of Leica equipment. Know I fully accept that when I offered to leave the group in 2012 because I had switched to Fuji equipment I was invited to stay because my work was such that could be done on a Leica, and I was grateful of the opportunity to do so. However if I were coming new to the group as a Leica user and saw that a large majority of the discussion and work was on equipment that was not Leica, even to the extent that Hasselblad digital has been discussed here, I would question whether it was a “Leica Users Group” or just a run of the mill photographic group.

To answer your question, the ethos of Leica photography is using Leica equipment to capture the world, mainly in a documentary way.

I value the friendships of people here such as Lluis and Ted amongst others, but I am now finding that most of the posts here have little or no interest to me, and there are so many other places that show work in what I consider the true ethos of Leica, that I have reluctantly decided to move on.

Gerry

Gerry Walden LRPS
www.gwpics.com
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+44 (0)797 287 7932






> On 29 Aug 2018, at 11:19, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
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> Sorry to hear that, Gerry. However, I do have a question: what do you think the ethos of Leica photography is?
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> Douglas
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> On 29/08/2018 09:34, Gerry Walden via LUG wrote:
>> I am sorry to say that I am unsubscribing from this board as I feel it has less and less relevance to the ethos of Leica photography. Those who think it is worthwhile can still see my work at the website below, and through various places such as Facebook, Twitter etc.
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>> It has been a fun ride!
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>> Gerry
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>> Gerry Walden LRPS
>> www.gwpics.com
>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
>> +44 (0)797 287 7932
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