[Leica] Unsubscribing

[Gerry Walden]

Lluis

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Gerry

Gerry Walden
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> On 29 Aug 2018, at 14:32, Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Gerry,
> As you say we will continue our contact as allways.
> For me as Tina says the LUG is like a family place, it is not a problem the
> equipment used, it is even interesting see what other World is beyond Leica
> when managed from real photographers. Facebook is an i nteresting point but
> many said "photographers" are like teenagers Likes collectors, I think that
> for meet real photographers and have serious discussions the LUG is better.
> Cheers
> Lluis
> 
> El mié, 29 de agosto de 2018 14:58, Gerry Walden via LUG <
> lug at leica-users.org> escribió:
> 
>> 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
>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
>> +44 (0)797 287 7932
>> 
>> 
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>> 
>>> On 29 Aug 2018, at 11:19, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Sorry to hear that, Gerry. However, I do have a question: what do you
>> think the ethos of Leica photography is?
>>> 
>>> Douglas
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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.
>>>> 
>>>> It has been a fun ride!
>>>> 
>>>> Gerry
>>>> 
>>>> Gerry Walden LRPS
>>>> www.gwpics.com
>>>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
>>>> +44 (0)797 287 7932
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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