Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I haven't heard of any way to discuss photography without being emotive. Encouraging members to explore & express differences seems very healthy to me. That makes for vitality. Denying this in the interest of creating a euphoric tone or illusion of unity is somewhat repressive. On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: > Lew I did not say taken over the list. I was taking about a thread on the > new Leica product announcements. > Yes, "Occupy the LUG'' was meant to be light hearted. I recognise in > general the issues that are frustrating and angering some members of > course. I could fill some pages with what is happening in Australia right > now but they wouldn't belong in discussions on photography or Leica! > > In my view off topic discussions in the LUG general threads, especially > emotive ones, are divisive and distracting from talking about photography > in general and Leica in particular. This is a broad and international > church. > Brian provides a separate forum for those discussions and anyone is welcome > to join. > I'll leave it at that but you're welcome to email me off list if you wish. > > > Cheers, > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > On 11 May 2012 22:09, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > If they can't express their views, then it's not "open." It's an > > exaggeration to state that they have "taken over" the list, so I take it > > that this remark was meant humorously. OTOH, if their views are not to > your > > liking you can ignore them, no? > > > > On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 1:36 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > Fair go guys! How did discussion of new Leica products get taken over > by > > > an Occupy LUG movement? > > > I respect people's personal circumstances of course but in my view > these > > > socio/political discussions don't belong in this open forum. > > > > > > Leica Camera announced some new products that are expensive and will > only > > > sell to a niche market. > > > That ought to be a very familiar scenarion to all and despite whatever > > > economic conditions recently Leica Camera has done better than for many > > > years and is selling everything that they can make. In the case of M > > lenses > > > especially, into a long waiting list too. > > > > > > I'm unlikely to buy any M Monochrom but I can certainly see the appeal > to > > > dedicated photographers such as Tina. > > > The new APO Summicron ASPH is a remarkable achievement too and yes the > > > price is very high indeed. > > > I'm looking forward to what their advances will mean for the next > > > generation M as well. Some may have noticed that Leica Camera has > booked > > a > > > much larger area for the coming Photokina this time. I doubt that we've > > > heard of all of their new products announcements for 2012 yet either. > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Geoff > > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > -Lew S. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- -Lew S.