Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/04

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Subject: [Leica] Leica Century
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Sun Jan 4 17:53:52 2009
References: <200901041648.n04GkJIb068134@server1.waverley.reid.org> <A701DB21-53F4-45D7-8B1E-4C1C2AF83DFA@gmail.com> <B26CA0E6-9223-40F3-AB6B-ED6FD7E60049@cox.net> <77D81303-FFF9-43EA-BD43-0B636E5BAEC3@mac.com> <AA557AC3-0435-469D-81F0-4603924A1229@cox.net> <C024FC82-2C37-4AEF-98E6-862620156D31@mac.com>

George,
If you ask them first, they will ask for a handout for our using their name
- every pfennig counts! (-: !
Cheers
Jayanand

On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 2:54 AM, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> wrote:

> In that regard
> unless discussed with someone with Leica authority beforehand
> these projects really have nothing to do with Leica corporate.
> We happen to like and use their gear to make photographs.
> I don't expect them like or use my photographs in return
> (although that would be very nice).
>
> I don't think Alastair undertook FOM2 as a Leica sponsored project
> (sure it would have been nice, perhaps even prudent for them to help out).
>
> Nor do I think he's undertaking this Centennial project
> as anything more than respect for
> his preferred kit
> and those of like mind.
>
> Neither project seems a "mistake."
> Both seem well intended;
> irrespective of Leica's interest in the projects
> or their interest in we LUGgites.
>
> Fond regards,
> George
>
> george@imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
>
>
> On Jan 4, 2009, at 3:07 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:
>
>> that may be true George, but I was obtuse and you missed my point...
>>
>> it concerned Leica's dismissal of our FOM2...
>>
>> we seem driven to make the same mistake twice,
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Leica Century)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George) ([Leica] Leica Century)
Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Leica Century)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George) ([Leica] Leica Century)