Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/28

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Subject: [Leica] steven gandy's coventry proposal
From: "kyle cassidy" <kcassidy@asc.upenn.edu>
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 12:20:42 -0700

Karina said:

>Ask me to help those kids that Stephen Gandy mentions in this email and my
>wallet is open...

and steven said:

>> I got an email from an Elementary school in Covington Kentucky.  The
>> school district is so poor that the teachers  buy the student's paper,
pencils,
>> and often books, or the students do without.  The teachers want  to get a
>> photography program going.  To me at least, helping a group of elementary
>> kids who are unable to help themselves is a lot more worthy charity for
the
>> LUG.

no reason we can't do that too, there are more than a thousand people on
this list. i know i have a closet full of stuff that i don't use that i'd be
more than happy to send to coventry KY for a photo program.

my feeling is we could go about this two ways:

1) wet darkroom and chemical photography -- i have developing equipment that
could certianly go, and i'm sure other people do too, i could probably also
scrounge up some nikon lenses that i dont use, i know i have a spare sekonic
meter, and again, i'm sure other people will do.

2) though we might be best off setting them up digital, the expense might
end up being less. i know i have a pentium 100 i'd be happy to part with and
for $300 we can come up with a nice digital camera -- OR we could send them
10 Jamcam's -- the advantages of this i think are that there's no expensive
film to muck around with.

IN ANY EVENT, whichever you decide, if steven is willing to spearhead this,
i'm on board for the Covington KY thing too, and I've recieved an email from
at least one other lugger who would as well.

take a look through your closets -- let's make it happen!

kc



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