Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/10/15

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Subject: [Leica] Do you remember why you joined the LUG?
From: george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 16:23:28 -0500
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On Oct 15, 2014, at 4:00 PM, John McMaster wrote:

> I 'gave up' photography for a few years after leaving professional work, 
> in 2000 I looked at Leica M6s but bought Contax G (G1, G2, 21, 35, 90) and 
> a Nikon 990. Used those for a few years before buying a APS-C Nikon, 
> followed a few years later by another one but never liked the results. 
> When the M9 came out I got interested, broke out the Contax again to see 
> if I could work that way, then (in those naive days) looked a pros/cons 
> compared to Canon 5D inc prices.... I knew I would not use a big SLR 
> often, seems odd now I often use the S2, and looking for prime lenses. 
> 
> Got an M9 thinking 21, 35, 50, 90 (1 of each) would keep me happy for 
> years...... Certainly those were my first four, followed by 28 and 75, 
> then the duplicates started! Only ever sold one Leica lens, 21mm Elmarit 
> asph as the SEM was my preference in every way

Thanks John.

Regards,
George Lottermoser 

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In reply to: Message from george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] Do you remember why you joined the LUG?)
Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] Do you remember why you joined the LUG?)