Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/05

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Subject: [Leica] Leica Century
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Mon Jan 5 05:16:35 2009
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On Jan 5, 2009, at 5:02 AM, Seth Rosner wrote:

> Steve,
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> Am I correct in recalling that FOM2 happened before Andreas Kaufmann  
> assumed control of Leica Camera AG?

what date ?


Likely true Seth.... I am not certain of the timing, and I wonder if  
he is aware of the  FOM2 project...

surely others may know about this...

Steve
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> Seth
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@cox.net>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 4:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Century
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>> On Jan 4, 2009, at 1:44 PM, Lottermoser George wrote:
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>>> To me
>>> it's not about "love Leica"
>>> (though I do love my kits)
>>> It's rather about the photographs
>>> made with
>>> the synergy between
>>> "this" gear
>>> and
>>> "these" photographers
>>>
>>> doesn't feel like masturbation
>>> feels like photography
>>>
>>> granted there is a certain
>>> masturbatory quality to photography
>>> (self gratification)
>>> yet, at the point that we share our views of the world
>>> it becomes considerably more open
>>> to sharing the pleasure as well as the pain.
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>>
>> that may be true George, but I was obtuse and you missed my point...
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>> it concerned Leica's dismissal of our FOM2...
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>> we seem driven to make the same mistake twice,
>>
>> Steve
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>>>
>>> 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 2:12 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:
>>>
>>>> If we want to love Leica with a beautiful photographic homage to
>>>> its products, then why does it feel like masturbation?
>>>
>>>
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>> thanks,  Steve
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In reply to: Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Leica Century)
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