Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve LeHuray wrote: > Good points. But I doubt that doubling the annual dues from $45 to $90 or > even treble to $135 would allow for a professional staff. First reason is > the LHSA membership is not very high now and second once the dues were > doubled many people would drop out. Paid advertising seems like the only > solution to improve the Viewfinder. But does it need to be improved? I think it is fine as it is, with a good balance of collector vs. user material, good print quality and a merciful absence of ads. I think that the LHSA is one of the better values out there. I am also fine with keeping the ads in a separate publication; I keep the Viewfinders, and trash the Catalog -->> less shelf space taken up. I think that Viewfinder compares favorably with, say, the Journal of the Royal Photographic Society. And that membership costs about 3-4 times that of the LHSA (and I will not be renewing mine). Nathan - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/