Hi Fred The Leica Historical Society once had a officer [president maybe] whose name was similar or the same as yours. Any chance that's you? If so, I met you many years ago at the Huntsville photo trade show. At any rate, welcome from me too. Gary P. > Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:08:21 -0400 > Subject: [LRflex] Re: posting photos and an introduction > From: fdr@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Greetings All, > > I am a stay-in-the-background kind of guy, but it's time to introduce > myself. I've been a Leica M street shooter for forty years and a Viso > flower nature landscape dabbler for 10 years or so. I initially signed on > to the list to ask about some R lenses I was thinking of buying -but > didn't- and have been taken by the open friendliness I've felt here. > Every list has its own flavour and friendly certainly is the flavour of > this one. > > As for posting, I'll have to see what reflex work I have worth exposing > myself for on the internet. > > It says Fred Rosenberg on my driver's license. Please call me Fred. > > > > > > You wrote to the LRflex list: > > > >>Man, oh man, there's so much traffic on this list it makes me wish I used > >>reflex Leicas so I could contribute! > > > > Dear... We don't know who you are... > > > > Your photos need not be made with a Leica, to show them, here. > > > > We are a group bound by a love of Leica. However, many of us shoot > > with alternative cameras - especially in the digital age, for Leica > > currently have no reasonably priced (ie: under US$10,000) digital camera. > > > > Myself, I administer the list, and shoot with an Olympus E3, upon > > which I often put my Leica lenses, via adapters. However, many of the > > photos I post are made with Oly glass,as well. All my recent Ice > > Racing photos, for example. > > > > Rules of the game: > > > > 1) post your photos elsewhere (Flickr, the LUG Gallery, or any web > > site you may have) and send the link to the list. Do NOT post photos > > to the list. > > > > 2) Please sign your name to your posts. Currently we only know you > > as fdr@xxxxxxxxxxxx We are a friendly group and like to know who we > > are talking to. Many fine friendships have been forged by members of > > this group. > > > > 3) Remember, personal attacks & foul language will get you a lifetime > > ban, within minutes. Religion and politics are dangerous subjects. > > Beware! > > > > We talk a lot of Leica, but we love to look at the photos of > > others...it's how we all become better photographers. > > > > As Andy said: "It's not the tool It's the operator. " > > > > I look forward to seeing what you have to show! > > > > Cheers! > > --- > > David Young > > Logan Lake, Canada. > > > > Wildlife Photos: www.furnfeather.net > > Personal Website: www.main.furnfeather.net > > A micro-finance lender though http://www.kiva.org > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/