[Leica] Re: FOM 2/year 2

[Allan Wafkowski <allan@sohogurus.net>]

Geez, Pablo, we really are soul brothers!

I agree with all the points you've made quite eloquently. There are 
younger people, or people less well acquainted with the literature who 
do not know of the original FOM and what it means. It was an important 
work then, and there are even more reasons  for it to live on in its 
original spirit today. It's sad to think one can't become a part of the 
FOM2 because he or she doesn't have the right camera.

Allan


Pablo Kolodny wrote:
>
> Allan,
>
> Finally I'm pleased to agree with you at all. 100%.
> Good point.
>
> Hope FoM2 founder/s can review all that to free us all and get pictures 
> with
> whatever the camera is. At last a project concerning such ambitious 
> thing
> like THE Family of Man would have include human beings not camera 
> brands.
> Now, if our beloved Solms guy would like to gladly and freely "sponsor" 
> the
> project we could promise them to add the red dot somewhere.
>
> And, finally, if the project would open to a wider camera brands, or as 
> you
> suggest, to be kept only to LUG members I'd welcome thousands of images.
> Probability to achieve better images would be found easier.
> I agree with some other who talked about many many images under an 
> average
> quality. Then if we're intended to give the best of us we should permit 
> more
> people to come in the project and so on.
> Otherwise the FoM2 project would going more on the way of a sort a 
> humble
> PAW and not closer to what once used to be the original Family of Man.
>
> IMHO.
>
> Pablo
>

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