Ian Kerr Posted March 5, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted March 5, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Wow...this forum is the best I have encountered. As a new M8 owner, I have learned a great deal of very useful information that would have been difficult or impossible to obtain any other way. I would like to say thanks to everyone that has shared their experiences, both good and bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nryn Posted March 5, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted March 5, 2007 There's a good bunch of people here, no doubt. I've more or less abandoned participation in all other photography forums completely. I like the mix of technique and gear-talk here... hopefully once we get over the newness of the M8 and so forth we'll see more on the technique side (though there have been some really fantastic threads about digital workflow lately). Â Anyway, yeah, it's a great place, thanks to all of you. Hooray for us! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roubaix Posted March 5, 2007 Share #3 Â Posted March 5, 2007 Ditto, Â Was, and is, great for me as well. Â Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laki Posted March 5, 2007 Share #4 Â Posted March 5, 2007 hi, Â same here, a really nice place! Â cheers laki Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted March 5, 2007 Share #5 Â Posted March 5, 2007 One thing I have learned and i do spend my spare moments on the forums but lately only here but a forum is only as good as the members that partcipate for a common goal to learn., teach and educate. Frankly out of all the forums I have spent a lot of time with , i enjoy this place the most. There are a lot of members that put there heart and soul in here and the biggest reason is i would assume is there is common interest for one but also is we don't have to fight trolls on a regular basis. On a personal level i have been abused , harassed, threatened and every other thing you can think off because of my views. I get none of that here and i am a very vocal person but i get treated with such respect here that any moment i spend is worth any effort I give. So thanks to all that live here. I mean this sincerely and i am not the mushy type but there are a lot here that i do consider friends. Â Okay I had a few cocktails but i do mean this. LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT07 Posted March 5, 2007 Share #6 Â Posted March 5, 2007 I couldn't agree more. I've only been visiting and contributing to this site for about a month, essentially since getting my M8. However, for the previous 6 or 7 years, I've read and participated in another Leica forum on another site which I won't mention by name. The difference is remarkable. The other site is full of sarcasm, trolls and guys who have nothing better to do then criticize each other and jump down each others throats. This site is much more enjoyable and much more respectful of each other. I've learned a great deal here in a month and I actually find it very relaxing and enjoyable to stop by here and do some reading and catch up on the latest thoughts. I am far from a great photographer, I'd call myself middle of the road level but I certainly enjoy it and it is my hobby. I'm glad to have found this place and I too thank you all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bernd Banken Posted March 5, 2007 Share #7 Â Posted March 5, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I couldn't agree more. I've only been visiting and contributing to this site for about a month, essentially since getting my M8. However, for the previous 6 or 7 years, I've read and participated in another Leica forum on another site which I won't mention by name. The difference is remarkable. The other site is full of sarcasm, trolls and guys who have nothing better to do then criticize each other and jump down each others throats. This site is much more enjoyable and much more respectful of each other. I've learned a great deal here in a month and I actually find it very relaxing and enjoyable to stop by here and do some reading and catch up on the latest thoughts. I am far from a great photographer, I'd call myself middle of the road level but I certainly enjoy it and it is my hobby. I'm glad to have found this place and I too thank you all. Â Mind your head on the other side of this forum... LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyboy Posted March 5, 2007 Share #8  Posted March 5, 2007 I couldn't agree more. I've only been visiting and contributing to this site for about a month, essentially since getting my M8. However, for the previous 6 or 7 years, I've read and participated in another Leica forum on another site which I won't mention by name. The difference is remarkable. The other site is full of sarcasm, trolls and guys who have nothing better to do then criticize each other and jump down each others throats. This site is much more enjoyable and much more respectful of each other. I've learned a great deal here in a month and I actually find it very relaxing and enjoyable to stop by here and do some reading and catch up on the latest thoughts. I am far from a great photographer, I'd call myself middle of the road level but I certainly enjoy it and it is my hobby. I'm glad to have found this place and I too thank you all.  Probably you participated the german site of THIS forum ???  Stay in the international one  RGDS Christof Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT07 Posted March 5, 2007 Share #9  Posted March 5, 2007 Probably you participated the german site of THIS forum ??? Stay in the international one  RGDS Christof  Thanks for the tip but the other forum was in no way affiliated with this one. A totally separate entity. They prefer to eat their young over at the other site, scary thing is most of them with the strongest opinions on the M8 have never even seen one, let alone owned one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted March 5, 2007 Share #10 Â Posted March 5, 2007 It's always easier to deny God's existence when you haven't met him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavio Posted March 5, 2007 Share #11 Â Posted March 5, 2007 I, for one, have to say that this forum has refire my photo and Leica passion. I am a member since 2003, but rarely came in. Last months and weeks I used to visit and more and more like it. Lot of nice people helping and very able to do. You can even find people working on software in order to use it with your M8 and others create an automator in order to simplify the job. Even the original brand seems to be unaware of these possibilities. Not to mention the very skilled photomen all around, or the ones able to help you in the most technical part of your camera or lens. All of that in a friendly way. Its a great place indeed. Welcome! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
egibaud Posted March 5, 2007 Share #12 Â Posted March 5, 2007 This forum is about to be renamed "The M8 Bible" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eudemian Posted March 5, 2007 Share #13 Â Posted March 5, 2007 My M8 was my first plunge into rangefinder waters, without this group I would have sunk without trace. You have been helpful, non rancorous (is that a word?) and supportive. It is easy to post here because even if the question is silly or basic someone will post and help you out. Â I try to imagine having the M8 without this group and I shudder at the thought of such loneliness, I would have to make even more mistakes than I do at the moment. Â Cheers everyone. Â Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUF Admin Posted March 5, 2007 Share #14 Â Posted March 5, 2007 Thanks a lot for the compliments - stay posting such nice comments! Â May I forward this thread to Leica and our other sponsors? Â Andreas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen.s1 Posted March 5, 2007 Share #15 Â Posted March 5, 2007 Recently new to Leica, and like most noobs went looking for a forum... Stumbled on the "other" one. Geeze! Are they for real? Â Then found this LUF. What a treat it is to scan the daily messages. So informative and not a bit of biting sarcasm. Thank you all for being here! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
parigby Posted March 5, 2007 Share #16 Â Posted March 5, 2007 Just like to concur with everything said. I too am new to rangefinder cameras, and spent weeks reading every post in an attempt to understanding what was going on and to get to grips, before the M8 arrived. Â The amount of help and assistance that is happily voluntered on here is remarkable, and puts just about everyother forum l used to frequent to shame. Â philip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 5, 2007 Share #17 Â Posted March 5, 2007 Ian, Laki & JT - Â Welcome to the Forum. Since joining I've gained wonderful friendships, fine advice, and the opportunity to improve my photographic skills. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted March 5, 2007 Share #18 Â Posted March 5, 2007 ...scary thing is most of them with the strongest opinions on the M8 have never even seen one, let alone owned one. Â Ahhh, that'll be Photo.Net then ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwalker649 Posted March 5, 2007 Share #19 Â Posted March 5, 2007 I'm not new to this forum but I'm very much a amateur photographer. I wouldn't have bought a M8 without this kind of support. You guys keep me between the ditches!! Thanks to all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted March 5, 2007 Share #20  Posted March 5, 2007 Thanks a lot for the compliments - stay posting such nice comments! May I forward this thread to Leica and our other sponsors?  Andreas Andreas,  Please do.  Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.