[Leica] LUG Digest, Vol 41, Issue 67

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> Today's Topics:
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> 1. Re: French to legislate image retouching (Geoff Hopkinson)
> 2. Re: Leica M3 plus Summilux and Summaron (Marc James Small)
> 3. Re: Birds (leica)
> 4. LUG webpage access is working again (Brian Reid)
> 5. Re: Leica M3 plus Summilux and Summaron (George Lottermoser)
> 6. Re: Nokton 35/1.2 Lens, loose screws (Geoff Hopkinson)
> 7. Re: French to legislate image retouching (Steve Barbour)
> 8. Re: IMG: Buddha Hand Fruit (Lluis Ripoll)
> 9. IMG: Contemporary architecture, old cars and new cars
> (Douglas Sharp)
> 10. Re: The Lumix 45 - 200 zoom on the Pana G1 (Lluis Ripoll)
> 11. Re: IMG: Contemporary architecture, old cars and new cars
> (George Lottermoser)
> 12. Re: IMG: Buddha Hand Fruit (Clive Moss)
> 13. Re: IMGs: olives and oak floors (Lluis Ripoll)
> 14. Re: IMG: PAW 10 (ric) (Lluis Ripoll)
> 15. Re: Olympus OM lenses to E500 (Lluis Ripoll)
> 16. Re: IMG: Contemporary architecture, old cars and new cars
> (Douglas Sharp)
> 17. Re: Beat up M2s. (Lawrence Zeitlin)
> 18. Re: French to legislate image retouching (Clive Moss)
> 19. Comments on the Zeiss 25mm f 2.8  Biogon for the M8 (R Tan)
> 20. Re: IMG: French Portrait Session in New Orleans (Chris Williams)
> 21. Re: IMG: French Portrait Session in New Orleans (leo wesson)
> 22.  Australian LUG meet in Adelaide (Marty Deveney)
> 23. Re: IMGs: Joshua Tree National Park (grduprey at mchsi.com)
> 24. Re: French to legislate image retouching (Gary Dalton)
> 25. Re: PESO: Model (Douglas Barry)
> 26. Re: French to legislate image retouching (Ken Carney)
> 27. Re: Leica M3 plus Summilux and Summaron (Charles Hehl)
> 28. PCP Photo (H&ECummer)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:14:06 +1000
> From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] French to legislate image retouching
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> Hi Chris. Thanks very much for your response. I shall be very interested to
> learn from your posted reference.
> I'm no Ad man. I was not trying to make a case that there was no problem
> with media and body images.
> I just don't see how the French legislating disclosure about retouching for
> print media would achieve anything useful.
> you need to give people some credit for discerning fantasy from reality 
> too,
> in their entertainment choices.
> 
> Im not sure how you're being stoned while watching TV fits into your 
> message
> however ! ;-)
> Don't you have legislation prohibiting illegal drugs? How's that working 
> out
> to alter people's attitudes and choices !!! ;-)
> I can see this working now in dark street corners...Psst, wanna buy some
> fashion magazines? They are retouched and there's NO disclosure!!!
> 
> I respectfully disagree with your opinion on my posted retouched image.