Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a year retrospect the time's that were the hairiest were often the best here on the LUG. I don't agree with the idea that "As one contributor remarked:anyone daring to ask a real Leica related question will be overlooked." Despite my highest regard for who quoted it. The tension in the air is also on the Rollei list and the spin-offs that are now going along with it. Seldom have five seconds on the Lug gone by when were wasn't somebody saying that the whole thing is wrong, we were addressing the wrong issues in the wrong way and for the wrong amount of time and emphasis. I find American child killing Canadian bashing threads as innocuous and ludicrously funny as you can get. If you had to pick a more banal outlet for pent up over Leica 'd OT vents that would be it. Taking stuff like that serioulsy inicates for me a need for a vacation. Is there a lull in on topic Leica threads? not really. We've managed to sneak some in between AA bashing many of them coming from him. I am ashamed for some of the mean spirited nastiness that has gone on. My commitment to LeicaM and what it can do and my wanting to be involved with others that feel the same grows. In the last month I've been getting the results to show it with a tall stack of 8by10 archival fiber prints that have come off my drier screens. I am impressed as hell with the new ASPH's and my 6 year old 50mm Summicron and how that has expressed with Tri x in Rodinol and Xtol. Especaillly the Xtol which is enough to rekindles anyones lagging interest as well as my Aristo VC head with it's green and then blue printing capability. I champion yellow-green filters and not overuse of the UV's. I think the camera should be loaded without kinks or peaks. I think the 50 is the underdog best lens for most occasions and you can't have enough of them, or normal's of any format. I like Tri x, Kodachrome and the new Delta's. Love the 135 3.4 APO a revelation in how the M6 can be used. I have other issues central with me that I can't think of now and I have anti issues...not fond of the Contax G2 as you know and the letters "EOS" makes me cringe but what the hey! I've learned a lot on the list. Some of my pretty central issues have come from yous guys/gals. This will blow over and the LUG will continue. People who feel the best angry statement they can make is to disappear will not get a big argument from me. I got enough anger coming at me from all kinds of places I can only take so much on the LUG. Tolerance is the big issue the majority of us need to learn. The world isn't goin to end if everyone priorities don't match up to ours. Mark Rabiner