Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I still only use Leica, mostly the S(007) these days.... john -----Original Message----- From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Gerry Walden via LUG Sent: 29 August 2018 13:58 To: Leica Users Group Cc: Gerry Walden Subject: Re: [Leica] Unsubscribing Douglas Of course we all know that virtually anything can be photographed using the excellent Leica equipment that is around. However I personally think that this group should be for the users of Leica equipment. Know I fully accept that when I offered to leave the group in 2012 because I had switched to Fuji equipment I was invited to stay because my work was such that could be done on a Leica, and I was grateful of the opportunity to do so. However if I were coming new to the group as a Leica user and saw that a large majority of the discussion and work was on equipment that was not Leica, even to the extent that Hasselblad digital has been discussed here, I would question whether it was a ?Leica Users Group? or just a run of the mill photographic group. To answer your question, the ethos of Leica photography is using Leica equipment to capture the world, mainly in a documentary way. I value the friendships of people here such as Lluis and Ted amongst others, but I am now finding that most of the posts here have little or no interest to me, and there are so many other places that show work in what I consider the true ethos of Leica, that I have reluctantly decided to move on. Gerry Gerry Walden LRPS www.gwpics.com +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 > On 29 Aug 2018, at 11:19, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > > Sorry to hear that, Gerry. However, I do have a question: what do you > think the ethos of Leica photography is? > > Douglas > > > On 29/08/2018 09:34, Gerry Walden via LUG wrote: >> I am sorry to say that I am unsubscribing from this board as I feel it >> has less and less relevance to the ethos of Leica photography. Those who >> think it is worthwhile can still see my work at the website below, and >> through various places such as Facebook, Twitter etc. >> >> It has been a fun ride! >> >> Gerry >> >> Gerry Walden LRPS >> www.gwpics.com >> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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