Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I too have an uneasiness about the FOM2 only accepting Leica taken photos. There is no way to enforce the demand. Any photo taken with any camera and lens can be submitted. Are the entries going to be authenticated by bokeh? Truth is, any slob with a point-and-shoot can enter FOM2. The demand leads already weak human nature down the path of dishonesty. Steve, I love your photos, but your logic for excluding non-Leica cameras is weak. Leica is supporting FOM 2, but not financially? What does that mean: We use $2000+ Leica cameras and $1200 Leica lenses and Solms gives out a self-satisfied grin? LUG membership is required to enter FOM2. Good. There is no reason to tamper with that requirement, so we need not fear the "tens-of-thousands" of unwanted entries. A FOM2 that required LUG membership, but allowed any camera to be used and what do you get: A bunch of people who love and use Leicas, but who also like to take a shot with their Olympus XA-2 or whatever camera they have at the moment, and if the shot comes out good, maybe send it to FOM2. Allan Steve LeHuray wrote: > Jeffery, > > I think the Leica only requirement is because it is open to members of > the > Leica Users Group (LUG). Also because Leica is supporting (NOT > financially) > the FOM 2. So I do not see it being thrown open to all and any cameras. > Also > if it was thrown open to non-LUG members we could see tens-of-thousands > entries, which makes no sense. > > As I recall you have a Leica so what is the problem? - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html