[Leica] LUG Year Book

[Jeff Moore]

On Tue, Oct 1, 2019, 17:15 Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

>
> I hope you all stick around, too, to celebrate Ted's 100th birthday!
>

I am 100% behind that plan!


> Tina
>
> On Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 4:14 PM Jim Hemenway <jim at hemenway.com> wrote:
>
> > 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.
> > >>
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