Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Brother ... On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, Bob Haight wrote: > I think the problem simply is that many of the posters > to this forum have simply moved on from film based > cameras to digital. Whether this forum withers and > dies is unknown but film based cameras surely will. > Bob H. > --- bdcolen <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Of course, David, if people can’t tell the > > difference when they look at > > the photos - and it's been made quite clear that > > they can't - then > > what's the problem? > > > > Most of the discussion here still focuses (sorry :-) > > ) on Leicas and > > their use. But the reality is that even the most > > fanatic Leicaholics - > > Take Tina, for example - but don't take her away > > from us! - are > > recognizing that the times they ARE a changin,' and > > for anyone for whom > > photography is anything more than a hobby, its adapt > > or die. > > > > If this list were to be strictly limited to > > discussing Leicas - and if > > people were limited to posting Leica images - I have > > little doubt the > > list would wither and eventually die. > > > > B. D. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On > > Behalf Of David > > Young > > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 1:58 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: [Leica] Re: No digital comments? > > > > > > I agree with Karen. > > > > As set down by Brian, this is a forum to discuss > > rangefinder photography > > > > and cameras, made by Leica and others, and also > > other Leica equipment - > > be > > it 'R' cameras, or Leica made/branded digi cams. > > > > And I happily accept their Leica-lensed cousins, the > > 'Panshibas'. > > > > Since members began posting photos taken with Canon, > > Nikon, Oly and > > other > > fine cameras, this list has degenerated into a > > general photography > > list. The traffic has gone up, but the signal to > > noise ratio has gone > > down. > > > > Please, all. This is a Leica list. While your > > photos are often > > absolutely > > marvellous, if they weren't made with at least > > something Leica, they > > don't > > belong here. > > > > Thanks. > > ---------- > > > > David Young, | égalité, liberté, > > Victoria, CANADA | fraternité et Beaujolais. > > > > Website at: www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html