Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/28

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Subject: [Leica] LFI: Worth it?
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:39:20 +0000
References: <4D18426E.5000501@threshinc.com> <F523E6E0-583C-438F-B54E-E5EE3C9A1F2E@frozenlight.eu> <B936D6E1A8A44A99A04D48900BE78EDC@syneticfeba505>

FWIW, I stopped taking LFI because I found that the standard of photography 
was
far from excellent and the articles whether on equipment or "how to"s were 
more
likely written by the Leica Marketing Department than real photographers.

Peter

On 27/12/2010 18:25, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote:
> Nathan Offered:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] LFI: Worth it?
> 
> 
>> My experience admittedly is a few years back, but based on browsing some 
>> more
>> recent issues in Berlin recently, my answer would still be NO. The 
>> photography
>> is ho-hum (everything taken with a Leica is by definition great art), and 
>> the
>> equipment articles are somewhat stale. You can get both better 
>> photography and
>> better information elsewhere.<<<<
> 
> Hi Nathan,
> 
> Peter can get better information right here on he LUG compared to the 
> "LEICA
> PROMO" writers in LFI!
> 
> Right now on this site there's probably more actual real time Leica using
> photographers both amateur and professionals , than any place else.
> 
> Like I mean real professionals and well talented amateurs who also post
> extremely fine photography than the usual "hack stuff" in LFI!
> 
> Save yer money Peter! :-)
> cheers,
> Dr. ted
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Dr Peter Dzwig                          




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