Re: [Leica] Is digital photography necrophilia?

["Sonny Carter" <sonc@sonc.com>]

Rolfe, I just went to the topics index, and with the exception of about
fifty postings relating to the anti-digital photo contest, and around 30
about scanners and printers, (which I consider on topic), another 30 were
about the new leica-lensed Panasonic, which will probably be the Digilux 2.
The other 1100 some odd posts did not seem to be digital; a good deal less
than 10%. Count them yourself!

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There's another that I was a member of, but it is just too difficult to
follow as a mail list

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browser.

Regards,

Sonny

- ----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Rolfe Tessem" <rolfe@ldp.com <mailto:rolfe@ldp.com>>

To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
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Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 12:12 PM

Subject: Re: [Leica] Is digital photography necrophilia?


> Jeff S wrote:
>
> > Rolfe,
> >
> > Let's preface any such comments by giving a nod of
> > thanks to our list admin for providing this service
> > completely free of charge, without ever so much as a
> > banner ad or plea for donations!
>
> Yes, this goes without saying.
>
> >
> > IMO, Leica-users has been wildly successful; so
> > successful in fact, that it's become a kind of virtual
> > pub, and longtime members have made it their second
> > home even as their enthusiasm for Leica in particular
> > has faded in favor of other pursuits. For more purely
> > Leica photo-related talk, I suggest the Leica forum at
> > photo.net: It's arranged in a way that makes ignoring
> > unwanted threads easy (but yes, there are banner ads).
> >
> > Jeff
>
> The problem is that the S/N ratio has gotten so out of control on the
> LUG that it is defeating its original purpose. I'm willing to exercise
> the delete key liberally, and have never commented negatively when
> discussions stray into single malt scotches or Tilly hats. But when the
> bulk of the traffic is increasingly made up of non-Leica photography
> chatter (i.e. digital) then I think the participants need to exercise a
> little more self-discipline about where to take those conversations. I
> don't see why it should be me that leaves to find Leica-related talk
> rather than the non-Leica talkers.
>
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