Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi friends, Personnally I don't dislike the cover of the book, it would be a very difficult deicision for Jim choose a precise picture, IMHO it's a continuity of the previous years, the cover has showed something like a symbol for us, if this year the election is the M9 I think is a very good idea, the M9 represents a great step on the mariage of the rangefoinder and digital world. Saludos cordiales Lluis El 07/01/2010, a las 23:02, Geoff Hopkinson escribi?: > Sorry to read that you guys think that my M9 shot (taken with an > M8.2 and > Leica lens) was inappropriate for the cover of a Leica Users' Group > book. > Jim and I aimed for something to echo the 2007 cover with its M8. In > both > cases it was meant to reflect a very significant milestone for Leica. > > 2010/1/8 Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> > >> >> On Jan 7, 2010, at 10:18 AM, Richard Taylor wrote: >> >>> I noticed that, too. While there quite a few M8 images and a few >>> from >> the M9, most were from other gear. The number of G-1 and GF-1 >> images >> surprised me, too. As you said, there were lots and lots of really >> nice >> photos on display. >>> Maybe next year with the M9 in its second year of production we'll >>> see >> more from that camera. >> >> as the book's emphasis is images, and is entirely gear neutral, why >> does >> the cover focus entirely on gear....? >> >> rather "falls like a hair on the soup" >> >> >> Steve >> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dick >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jan 07, 2010, at 12:10 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: >>> >>>> My Leica Users Group Yearbook 2009 arrived this morning, by regular >> delivery Fed Ex... >>>> >>>> In a few words, >>>> >>>> superb, magical, captivating.... >>>> >>>> >>>> I am so impressed by the many wonderful photos contained within... >>>> >>>> The quality of pure photographic expertise here always amazes me, >>>> >>>> impressively transcending issues of equipment. >>>> >>>> That said, the cover, while excellent misses the point, looking >>>> like it >> should be on some other book. >>>> >>>> >>>> Steve >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information