[Leica] LHSA membership

[Sonny Carter]

If they make the trip, that’s one less Leica they can buy.



On Thu, Jul 4, 2019 at 11:22 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> Out of curiosity, I looked at the Romania trip they have on the web
> site—more than $7000 for 10 days, NOT including flights to Romania…that
> tells me something about the target audience.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> > On 4 Jul 2019, at 14:00, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net> wrote:
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> > LHSA stands for Leica Historical Society of America.  That’s the old
> name, although the logo is still being used.  The new name is The
> International Leica Society, and while there are still many interested in
> and use the old cameras*, it’s much more directed to shooting and
> processing, and all aspects of the technology associated.
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> > *One member shoots with an M2, among other cameras.
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> > I’ve enjoyed being a member and attending the events.  The annual
> meetings are good, but I really enjoy the Spring Shoots.
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> > Jim Handsfield
> > jhandsfield at att.net <mailto:jhandsfield at att.net>-
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> >> On Jul 4, 2019, at 12:44 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
> wrote:
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> >> Same here. I was a member once upon a time, and participated in one of
> the events in New York during a visit, and in a trip to Wetzlar when I
> lived in Brussels (easy drive for me). But I noticed that the cameras were
> mostly fondled rather than used, with just a few of the participants really
> taking pictures of anything other than other people’s cameras. I believe
> that the late great Tim Abrahamsson was one of the people I met through the
> LHSA, but I am not sure.
> >>
> >> If you are a collector rather than photographer, then LHSA is for you.
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