Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A load of ostriches, heads in the sand - now we know where that horrible "emu" leather came from that they put on the first M6 Titanium. Seems like public relations is a dirty word at Leica, they obviously think they don't need it because they have a captive audience. If someone was doing more or less free advertising for me I'd jump at the chance straight off. Douglas Steve Barbour wrote: > On Jun 24, 2005, at 1:51 AM, Alastair Firkin wrote: > >> G'day all, >> >> Helen and I have been home long enough for most people to catch up, >> but we are almost there. So this post has a number of roles: >> >> 1. It is with great sadness that I have to report that the FOM2 >> project has lost another of its finest photographers. On the 3rd of >> May, Dieter W. Wehde died after a long fight with lung cancer. Dieter >> was one lugger/fom2 friend on whom I had learnt to rely, and when I >> heard about his illness, I was determined to go to Hamburg to meet >> him. Of course I arrived in Hamburg 2 weeks too late. I heard about >> his death as we left Prague, and it put a gloom on some of our trip. >> >> 2. I have to admit to NOT being a great salesman or success in >> finding outlets for FOM2. We visited the Leica Gallery in Prague and >> saw a wonderful Salgado exhibition (workers). The gallery is housed >> on a train, and it chugged off 6 hours later. Ringing the gallery >> owner was inhibited by "language". So it was off to Poland and then >> Germany. We rang Leica, who could not find a time for the tour. With >> this, a visit to Solms seemed a bit pointless, so we decided the >> projects fate would have to rest on other formats. > > > > FOM2... all seems a bit iffy if we can't get Leica on board to support > a world wide effort to take fine photos using Leica cameras and lenses... > > > it's all about light and "they have their heads where the sun don't > shine". > > > too sad, > > Steve > > > >> It is clear the galleries are small in general. >> >> 3. We were welcomed to Poland and guided onto buses trains etc by >> Stanislaw. I cannot thank him enough for his help. We had a wonderful >> time in Krakow: a city on the must visit list. LUG contacts do make >> travel fun ;-) >> >> I have now processed the 20 rolls of Rollei R3 and 5 rolls of other >> "assorted" b/w films, and will begin printing this weekend. >> >> So little time so much to do: but its good to be back. >> >> Hope you have all been busy on FOM2 ;-) >> >> Cheers >> >> >> >> Alastair >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >