[Leica] monthly competition?

[richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard)]

Peter, this seems to be more exceptions than rules :-) The choice is 
simple, I think, free for all. Otherwise, is a Leica filter Leica enough? 
Or how about a pasted on red dot, or Kyle Cassidy's twin brother David 
Cassidy?

At 02:18 PM 8/5/2006, Peter Klein wrote:

>I'm with Doug on this one.  And note that a Leica body *and* glass rule 
>would eliminate people like HCB, who used a Zeiss lens on a Leica body for 
>a fair spell.  Or David Douglas Duncan with his Korean War stuff.  We're 
>happy to claim them as Leica photographers, so . . .
>
>If we must have an equipment rule, the rule for FOM2 seems more 
>reasonable:  Something Leica should be used in capturing the image, 
>whether it's a Leica body, lens or both.  This would allow Bessas and 
>Hexars with Leica lenses, or an M-something or Barnack with a CV lens, or 
>one of the classic Canons or Nikkors or Sonnars.
>
>For the SLR crowd, we'd have to allow any SLR with a Leica lens.
>
>We could widen it a bit more, and say that any RF camera that has a bit of 
>Leica heritage applies:  This would include Canon RFs, or Epson R-D1s with 
>any lens, or the Russian Leica-knockoffskys.
>
>Or, we could simply say that the photographer, by virtue of being a member 
>of the LUG, is the Leica-related component in the imaging chain, and be 
>done with it.  Kyle would still qualify, because by making constant fun of 
>Leicas, he proves that they are a major influence.  :-)
>
>--Peter
>
>At 11:28 AM 8/5/2006 -0700, Doug Herr wrote:
>>I dont' see any way to 'enforce' a leica-only rule.  It would have to
>>be on the honor system, and as long as the awards are token there's not
>>a lot of incentive to be dishonest.

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