Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, Oct 1, 2019, 17:15 Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > I hope you all stick around, too, to celebrate Ted's 100th birthday! > I am 100% behind that plan! > Tina > > On Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 4:14 PM Jim Hemenway <jim at hemenway.com> wrote: > > > Gerry: > > > > Over ten years ago, I was a member of a Pentax group whose membership > > was 50-50 screw mount and bayonet. > > > > The former didn't want any posting which referred to cameras newer than > > Spotmatics, (1967) and would do much ranting whenever their wishes were > > not adhered to. These members were known as the "Takumars" > > > > Whenever someone made a post about digital Pentax cameras there was hell > > to pay. > > > > It was like having a raven nipping on your shoulder spitting out a > > "Nevermore" whenever you broke their "rules" > > > > Eventually when I realized that the Takumars were really just camera > > collectors and not necessarily camera users... I left the list along > > with many others, > > > > There is no moral to the story. > > > > JimH > > > > P.S. A five year frequency? How many of us do you think will still be > > alive in five years. > > > > > > On 9/22/19 12:32 AM, Gerry Walden via LUG wrote: > > > I have come to the decision not to participate unless it is a LEICA > > yearbook and not a yearbook of general photographs taken on everything > > there is. If non-Leica images are deemed to be acceptable by others > making > > decisions, then at the very least there should be a clear differentiation > > (i.e. a separate section) for the non-Leica images at the back of the > book > > after the Leica section. > > > > > > As for general thoughts on the time frame, and because a number of > > people are shooting less with their Leicas, would it be an idea for these > > to be done every five years thus allowing for a (hopefully) bigger > > submission. > > > > > > Gerry > > > > > > Gerry Walden > > > www.gwpics.com > > > +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or > > > +44 (0)797 287 7932 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 22 Sep 2019, at 05:13, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >>> Just sharing my thoughts about this. Of course Brian will be holding > > the > > >>> mike and have the final say. > > >> The reason I haven't announced anything yet is that I've been hoping > > that more people will offer suggestions or express opinions. > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> 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 > > > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley > < > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > *https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html > <https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html>* > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >