Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] FOM 2/year 2
From: Jeffery Smith <jls@runbox.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2002 12:05:49 -0500

Yeah (2 of them) but sometimes my best images are taken with a non-Leica (I 
just cannot get away from that 50/1.5 Nokton and 50/3.5 Heliar!). I'm going 
to continue trying to shoot things that are in the same vein as the 
original FOM. That's the one I grew up with.

Jeffery

At 10:45 AM 7/3/02, you wrote:
> > A failure? Not at all. Am I perplexed over the requirement that only Leica
> > be used to take the photo? A bit, as it is a bit elitist.
>
>Jeffery,
>
>I think the Leica only requirement is because it is open to members of the
>Leica Users Group (LUG). Also because Leica is supporting (NOT financially)
>the FOM 2. So I do not see it being thrown open to all and any cameras. Also
>if it was thrown open to non-LUG members we could see tens-of-thousands
>entries, which makes no sense.
>
>As I recall you have a Leica so what is the problem?
>
>sl
>
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