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Subject: [Leica] Leica Centuryb - Gene
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Sun Jan 4 13:24:51 2009
References: <200901041648.n04GkJIb068134@server1.waverley.reid.org><A701DB21-53F4-45D7-8B1E-4C1C2AF83DFA@gmail.com> <4961143B.6070400@tele2.fr> <010420092054.4795.496121F70003FFC1000012BB223045151403010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com>

It sure is - was sold by Leica AG, was it not?
This is the point I have been trying to make - anything goes so long as 
it was once, or still is, on the Leica catalogue.
And I think Alastair is on the same wavelength.
So that's three of us, minderstens ;-)
Amiti?s
Phx


grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:

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>Philippe,
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>I plan on using my R8/DMR, so why not it is a Leica Product after all. 
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>Gene -------------- Original message from Philippe AMARD 
><philippe.amard@tele2.fr>: --------------
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>>Craig Semetko wrote:
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>>>Wow is right! Well done, Alastair, on putting your thoughts down and  
>>>thinking things through.
>>>
>>>Count me in for the project.
>>>
>>>While I totally understand your concerns over getting enough 
>>>pictures,  IMHO, I would think we should use all Leica equipment for a 
>>>project  called Leica Century. Ironically, we had that requirement, I 
>>>think,  for FOM2, which didn't bear the Leica name in the title, so I 
>>>think if  we're now commemorating 100 years of Leica we ought to use 
>>>Leica.
>>>
>>>And to me, the camera, or "box" DOES matter. I understand the concept  
>>>that a good photographer can take a good picture with any camera, but  
>>>virtually ALL of my best photographs have been taken with a Leica M.  
>>>It simply feels right. I have tried to use SLR's and they are great  
>>>tools for certain jobs but they don't feel right to me. I prefer  
>>>street photography and I have not been able to accomplish what I want  
>>>in that arena with any other camera than a Leica M.
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>>So we're back to it?
>>What of Alastair's wonderful R DMR pictures in Antartica then?
>>Sorry Craig, your views seem much too narrow for me to join if ever ...
>>phx
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>>>So while I understand when people say the camera doesn't matter I  
>>>strongly but respectfully disagree. That may be perfectly true for  
>>>them, but for me, the red dot means much more than a status symbol.
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>
>>>Craig
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>>>NO ARCHIVE
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>>>On Jan 4, 2009, at 8:48 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:
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>>>>Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 08:46:50 -0600
>>>>From: "Fred Holzapfel" 
>>>>Subject: [Leica] Leica Century: initial proposal from Alastair: LONG!!
>>>>To: 
>>>>Message-ID: <000001c96e7b$47093bb0$d51bb310$@net>
>>>>Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="us-ascii"
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>>>>Wow, Alastair, count me in.  After reading your LONG post twice I  
>>>>find this
>>>>an inspiring and exciting challenge to us all to improve our day to  day
>>>>photography.  I look forward to submitting to this effort.  Well  
>>>>written.
>>>>Thank you for heading up this effort.  It's almost like getting a late
>>>>Christmas present.   What a good way to make it a "Happy New Year".
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>Fred Holzapfel
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