RE: [Leica] Why Read "Shutterbug," Anyway?

[Buzz Hausner <Buzz@marianmanor.org>]

I used to subscribe to "Shutterbug" when it was under different editorial
supervision and had many articles more interesting to me, including
intelligent writing on the history of Leica-- and other-- cameras, reports
on Leica equipment, and much more analysis of photographic issues.  Today,
"Shutterbug" seems to have become a trade journal for a certain type of
wedding photography defined by Monte Zucker (did I get that name right?) (no
insult intended to any wedding photographers, but you're only one segment of
the industry) and digital reproduction.  Also, the illustrations, which I
once found challenging and often provocative, have become pretty banal
(unless you LIKE cheesecake).

I could go on, but you're right, I am veering way off topic.

	Buzz Hausner

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Bill [SMTP:ohlen@lightspeed.net]
> Sent:	Thursday, April 08, 1999 3:14 PM
> To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject:	Re: [Leica] Why Read "Shutterbug," Anyway?
> 
> I don't quite understand why Bob Shell and Shutterbug are being discussed
> on
> the LUG.  I don't believe that Mr. Shell is subscribed to the LUG.  He is
> however an active participant in the LUG's sister list --- Rollei Users.
> I
> believe the discussion began when a LUGGer took a question that Mr. Shell
> asked on the latter list and rewrote it for the LUG's benefit.
> 
> Subscription to the Rollei list is the same as the LUG, except you
> subscribe
> to rollei-users.   On that list you will have the opportunity to directly
> interact with Mr. Shell.
> 
> (Of course it doesn't seem that Ed is subscribed ;-)
> 
> Bill Larsen
> 
>