I have to agree with you Bill. I've been a member of this list for some
time...not so long as some, but longer than others.
I think if the list stayed completly on topic it would become very dry,
rehashing the same things over and over again. There are many aspects to
photography, and for the most part, the basics are the same whether it be
digital, video or film with our beloved Olympus cameras. Therefore in my
mind, none of this is truly off topic.
I think sometimes we can all be a little bit oversensitive. I like the
list, otherwise I would not wade through the mountain of posts I receive
daily. I wish I had time to contribute more, but running my business and
going to school full time takes up most of my time, my family, church and
service as cubmaster to a cub scout pack take up the rest. All I can do is
make sure I have a loaded camera with me as much as possible, and hope that
some day I can get around to developing and printing the box of exposed
film that seems to be growing into a mountain. I trust when I finish
school and start teaching, I will have some time to spend in the dark room.
Charles
At 08:34 AM 8/18/2003 -0500, you wrote:
Like many of you, I found my way to this list as a long time OM user, and
like some of you, I've been here for years. When I first found this list,
there was more detailed talk of our cameras and lenses, such as tracking
ebay prices, coating changes, etc. Now, the conversation has grown, well,
more diffuse.........
I don't want this list to transform itself into a general list, so some
restraint may be in order. The discussion of the E1, like the one on
radioactive glass, had a life of its own. In both cases, some restraint
would have made for a better discussion.......
And the spats? Haven't we all had bad days? It is hard to get nuance in this
form, so perhaps we could all, and this includes me, be just a little more
restrained?
Bill Pearce
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