Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/11

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Subject: [Leica] My Yearbooks Arrived Today
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu Jan 11 17:27:13 2007
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On Jan 11, 2007, at 6:26 PM, Alastair Firkin wrote:

> Seems like a good option and one I will now work on. I big round of  
> getting peoples files and also digitizing the images I have in hard  
> copy: What does my image of the cathedral look like...

looks fine... full page, adequate sharpness, good tonal range....

excellent photos Alastair,

Steve

> : It was taken from a print and I thought if that works, it is a  
> solution to the ones I have (part of the reason I chose that one  
> for the book)
>
> Cheers
> On 12/01/2007, at 11:59, Steve Barbour wrote:
>
>>
>> On Jan 11, 2007, at 1:31 PM, Jim Shulman wrote:
>>
>>> Ted,
>>>
>>> Many thanks for the kind words.  Coming from you--one who's been  
>>> though more
>>> than his share of photo book projects--it's wonderful praise.   
>>> I'm thrilled
>>> that you like it.
>>>
>>> Only thought is that the CEO of Leica probably could give a rat's  
>>> rear about
>>> this project, for several reasons. Judging from their recent  
>>> advertising,
>>> Leica's trying to appeal to "lifestyle" sales, where a Leica is  
>>> as important
>>> to a luxury lifestyle as a Rolex or 7-Series BMW. It's camera as  
>>> jewelry or
>>> stage prop.
>>>
>>> For much of the LUG, a Leica purchase is hardly a lifestyle  
>>> frill.  It's a
>>> very difficult purchase decision, often requiring some not  
>>> inconsiderable
>>> sacrifice.  The unique qualities of Leica as an important  
>>> photographic tool
>>> seems to be the common thread among this group.  Well, that and  
>>> roux.
>>>
>>> The book also shows a major flaw in Leica's market position: many  
>>> of the
>>> shots were made with non-Solms digital cameras, reflecting  
>>> Leica's difficult
>>> transition as the film era wanes.  Even the Leica devotees have  
>>> been veering
>>> away from Solms equipment.  If I were the CEO of Leica, and saw  
>>> that 25-40%
>>> (I didn't count exactly) of the images in a Leica Users Group  
>>> book came from
>>> non-Leitz equipment, I'd be quite concerned.
>>>
>>> Fifteen years ago the contents of a LUG book would probably have  
>>> been nearly
>>> all from Leica cameras.
>>
>> a Family of Man 2 book next ? ...
>>
>> 5 years of great photos taken with Leica equipment...
>>
>> maybe a sequel...?
>>
>>
>>    Steve
>>
>>
>>>   Of course, as I noted in my book preface, the LUG
>>> book would never have existed with the technology of 1992.
>>>
>>> All best,
>>> Jim Shulman
>>> Bryn Mawr, PA
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org
>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf  
>>> Of Ted
>>> Grant
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 2:16 PM
>>> To: Leica Users Group
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] My Yearbooks Arrived Today
>>>
>>> Jim Shulman offered:
>>> Subject: [Leica] My Yearbooks Arrived Today
>>>
>>>
>>>> Seems like the chef's the last one to eat <g>.
>>>>
>>>> While the images looked nice on screen, I was amazed at how well  
>>>> they
>>>> reproduced.  For all the issues with blurb.com's shipping and
>>>> communications, at least the finished product is well worth  
>>>> placement on
>>>> the
>>>> coffee table.<<<<
>>>
>>> Jim mon ami, "IT'S LIKE WOW !!!!!!!!!
>>>
>>> Good wife just brought mine to my room, obviously after opening  
>>> the package
>>> and examining the beautiful piece of work you've put to-gether!
>>>
>>> She was all smiles and excited .... "I bet there's a lot of LUG  
>>> machine
>>> people who'll be sorry they didn't send a couple of photographs  
>>> when they
>>> see this! It's a wonderful book of fine photographs and a  
>>> compliment to the
>>> people on the LUG who submitted." Then I scoured it cover to  
>>> cover, several
>>> times! WONDERFUL! Beat's the heck out of seeing them on screen! :-)
>>>
>>> A compliment to all.... "we're a damn fine bunch of photographers!!"
>>>
>>> Those who didn't submit, "eat your heart out!!" As you missed a  
>>> great
>>> opportunity to have a picture or two in a very fine collection of
>>> photographs by the people who you know as "screen friends and  
>>> colleagues."
>>> Pity!
>>>
>>> However, Jim this is a great tribute to yourself and "Brian the  
>>> saloon
>>> Keeper" for maintaining the LUG allowing a great number of people  
>>> about the
>>> world to share our passion for photography and the equipment we use!
>>>
>>> If the subject hasn't been put forward may I offer a suggestion a  
>>> copy be
>>> sent to the new CEO of Leica, I'm sure he'll find it very  
>>> interesting
>>> indeed. WHY?
>>>
>>> Well gee whiz eh, the LUG just handed the Leica corporation a  
>>> major piece of
>>>
>>> free advertising the likes they haven't done in centuries! well  
>>> OK in many
>>> many years!
>>>
>>> The closest book they did to this, not one whit better, was "75  
>>> Years of
>>> Leica Photography."  If you have a copy look through our LUG,  
>>> then 75 years
>>> and the LUG holds it's own without question, even better than  
>>> some of the so
>>>
>>> called greats of the long long time ago photo world!
>>>
>>> Our's is modern, today, up to the minute and it's a damn fine  
>>> photography
>>> book tribute.
>>>
>>> So Jim a great big thank you for putting this together and making  
>>> it happen.
>>>
>>> I'd bet a $100.00 you've given a bunch of shooters something to  
>>> feel good
>>> about their work and smile!  Good on you lad!
>>>
>>> Now onto 2007! :-)
>>>
>>> ted
>>>
>>>
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