Greetings from Nevin. We need to futher preserve the interest in photography for both film and digital format, even during trying times. I enjoy reading the Leica Reflex Group's many interesting discussions about cameras, image processing, etc. as well as seeing great pictures and comments about them. I would enjoy reading more comments about ISO noise and its treatment. It would be nice to see pictures posted of before and after filtration treatments of digital images. I have read about the use of Noise Ninga and NoiseWare but have not yet pursued them. Hobbies are like therapy for me. The power of sharing information should be a blessed one. Even in bad times we need to look forward and do something good. Let's still buy film! Let's help keep processing film labs open. Let's not just use digital cameras. It's nice to combine photography with another hobby. As per David's suggestion, below is a link I am sharing with you about the Ritz camera firm's misfortune. Kind regards, Nevin from near Pittsburgh, PA in the USA (born June 20, 1936) ----- Original Message ----- From: David Young To: Nevin B. Greninger Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 2:05 PM Subject: Sad News for Photographers in the USA Hi Nevin! Thanks! It is, indeed, a sad day for US Photo enthusiasts. The truly sad bit is that there will surely be more, to follow. This may be of interest to many US based LRflex members. I suggest you post a short blurb and this link http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/23/AR2009022302669.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter (not the article itself) to the list. ... leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Thanks, once again! Cheers! --- David Young, Logan Lake, CANADA Limited Edition Prints at: www.furnfeather.net Personal Web-site at: www.main.furnfeather.net