Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Graham left? What a loss! Leica simply isn't a major digital player. Their high-end digicam is controversial. Many people who shoot Leica will choose another brand for their digital camera. Are we going to run them off the list? Graham uses a Leica M and a Leica-lensed Panasonic LC5. He also has an Olympus OM SLR. So somebody got into a snit over an occasional OM shot? Sheesh. The recent spat about off-topic equipment was and is pointless and wasteful. That it caused the exit of one of our best posters makes it even more so. I almost would like to see a ruling from Brian on the off-topic camera issue (with all due deference to the Law of Unintended Consequences). My own feeling, as I've said before, is that if you're a Leica shooter and have Leica ways in your bones, I want to see *all* the photography you care to post. I want to see Leica pictures, yes, but I don't care what else you shoot with. Bring 'em on. It's fun to compare. Perhaps the following story will speak to the issue, albeit loosely. Years ago, I lived in Louisville, KY. I was friendly with a wonderful old gentleman named Harper Fowley, who was one of the founders of American MENSA. The one requirement for MENSA membership is a score in the top two percent of any generally recognized IQ test. As most of you know, there has been much controversy over the validity of IQ tests, When asked about the test controversy, Harper said something like, "The way I look at it is that the tests usually let in the kind of people I like to be around." Substitute a Leica camera or lens for the IQ test in Harper's reasoning, and you have one big reason why I hang out on the LUG. - --Peter (P.S. You'll note that I did not say if I am a member of the organization mentioned above. That is deliberate, and the answer is off-topic) :-) - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html