Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/24

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Subject: [Leica] LUG membership
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Tue Oct 24 05:23:45 2006
References: <002001c6f677$21bcf2d0$0200a8c0@Workshop> <A140B0E2-8C40-491B-A72A-34C1E65DF418@ncable.net.au>

photographic focus sometimes! ;-)

Peter

Alastair Firkin wrote:

> Ask all you like: the group needs some darkroom focus occasionally ;-)
> 
> Cheers and welcome
> On 23/10/2006, at 17:44, Julian Mildren wrote:
> 
>> Not me - joined last night - and can only speak highly of the help  to my
>> question that I've had already - yes I'm one of the 50ish bracket -  and
>> interested in Leica from the Darkroom perspective - but you've made  
>> me feel
>> welcome and I'm dipping into the other stuff that's going on - I  hope 
>> I'll
>> be able to contribute as time goes on and not just ask the questions!
>>
>> Julian Mildren
>> Plymouth UK
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+julian=mildren.com@leica-users.org
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+julian=mildren.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf  Of 
>> GREG
>> LORENZO
>> Sent: 23 October 2006 02:26
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG membership
>>
>> Brian Reid writes in part:
>>
>>> A few minutes ago, someone subscribed to the LUG, and thereby
>>> (unbeknownst to him) became the 1000th subscriber.
>>>
>>> I think this was due in part to a reduced interest in film
>>> cameras, and in part to the growth of broadband (when more people
>>> have always-on internet, there are more messages sent). I hope our
>>> 1000th subscriber isn't driven away by the sheer number of
>>> messages, as many newcomers are.
>>>
>>
>> Brian,
>>
>> I think a fair number of Lug newbies are driven quickly away after  
>> they make
>> the mistake of asking a newbie Leica (been asked a time of two before)
>> question and either their question is not answered, answered rather  
>> rudely,
>> or they're pounced on.
>>
>> We all need to keep in mind that you only get one chance to make a 1st
>> impression!
>>
>> I also suspect that the new M8 is going to attract some old Leica M  
>> users
>> back that may have held on to a favourite body and a lens or two  that 
>> they
>> couldn't sell but wern't using. This should add some new/old blood  to 
>> the
>> List.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>> Greg
>>
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