Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob I'm not aware of any dispute or issue about the yearbook. Perhaps there was some mis-reading of my mention in an earlier post of the conditions for photos that are posted in the L Camera Forum? That is not the LUG. To clarify: With Brian's consent and Jim's approval, I will be editing the 2014 yearbook. The photo requirements for the 2014 yearbook will remain exactly the same as they have for the last 8 years. You will be able to submit any two photos taken with any imaging device. We only ask that you submit photos taken in 2014 and of sufficient quality to print OK. As the editor I have decided to continue the tradition of having a photo of Leica equipment on the cover. The general form will also be the same. As a thank you to Jim for 8 years of work I also elected to make the same surcharge per book for 2014 and pass all of that to Jim's charity Project H.O.M.E As far as I know Brian has no plans to change anything about the LUG either..unless someone is planning a coup! Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 12 January 2014 12:35, bob palmieri <rpalmier at depaul.edu> wrote: > I 'm compelled to post with regard to this issue, despite having no clear > resolution to the dispute. > > I think I've sent in a coupla snaps for all of the yearbooks so far (not > sure since I haven't bought the yearbooks themselves) and I believe this is > the first year that I sent in stuff not shot with Leica gear. > > This was in fact a very deliberate decision, because I can no longer deny > the fact that Leica gear is no longer serving the requirements of the kinds > of snaps that I shoot which I think people might want to look at for a few > seconds. > > I shoot my Leica film gear (M6, CL, IIIa, mostly with 50's, sometimes with > a 35) on a pretty regular basis. However, these rigs (loaded with B&W > film) are now mostly deployed for personal work. > > The two shots I submitted for this yearbook were shot with a 400 and a 15, > both images recorded by a Nikon D800. When I shoot long (and in color) I > want a non-rangefinder digital, and the DMR really isn't the thing for me. > When I shoot ultrawide I like to use the foreground, and the parallax > error from using an accessory finder usually ruins my intention. > > However, at the core of most of what I shoot there's an orientation that > comes from a perspective that has resulted from years of M & R use. When > it comes to shooting a particular thing these days I use whatever I have > available that works for the task. Nikon, Sony, Leica, Rollei, Pentax, > Minox, iPhone, whatever works. > > Bob Palmieri > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >