Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Jon Honeyball's site and photos
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 09:15:12 -0700
References: <v04011702b7206728e489@[32.100.79.217]>

Guy Bennett wrote:
> 
> >>Oh, and thanks to the *two* people who bothered to email me and tell me
> >>they liked the M6 pictures on my website. Over 100Mb of images were
> >>downloaded, and only two could be bothered to say anything. One wonders
> >>how many on the LUG actually use their cameras -- it would be
> >>instructive to have a poll to ask how many put a double-digit number of
> >>rolls of film through their camera per year. Ensuring it had honest
> >>answers would be the hard thing, I fear.
> 
> What does people viewing photos without commenting on them have to do with
> LUGGERS using their cameras? Absolutely nothing. And if we did know how
> many of us actually put film through their Leicas (and, frankly, who
> cares?), what on earth would that do for the LUG?
> 
> Guy

"Who cares?"
Who put the U in LUG?
Or what does it stand for rather.
A reason our evil spin-off on another network got started is they insisted that
all they needed to be was enthused abbot their Leicas, not actually use them. 
They want to GATHER them.
GLOAT over them. Modify them.
But no not use them.
The whole idea is that what people have to say about their Leicas is so much
more meaningful if these opinions are based on USE, not conceptions and preconceptions.


Mark Rabiner

Portland, Oregon
USA

http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/