Well said. That is the beauty of this mailing list in being able to have some off topic discussions. Granted, some go off the deep end, but it is nice that it is mostly unmoderated. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Walkden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 2:28 AM Subject: Re: OT: Photography > Hi, > > Saturday, April 5, 2003, 2:45:21 PM, you wrote: > > >> > >> Regardless of one's view of the war it is a major event in a PJ's career. > > > Oh, yes, definitely, and therefore quite relevant to discussions on a *PJ* list. > > Since when has the PDML been a PJ list? and when did Nachtwey and Turnley > > switch to Pentax equipment? > > this is well within the scope of this list. There have been > discussions about photojournalism for the entire time I've been here, > at the very least, and this is certainly the first time anybody has > queried its suitability as a subject. > > In fact, if you take that approach you must immediately class as off topic > everything related to photographers and to the subject matter of photography, as > well as restricting all discussion of non-Pentax-related equipment, > all discussions about film, batteries (please!), tripods, camera bags > and so on. In sum: discussion must be about the Pentax company and > their equipment only. Oh, and perhaps Matthias Klum because he used to > use Pentax, and maybe Ringo Starr in the 1960s. > > I hope Doug will let us know if this is what the list is restricted > to, so I can unsubscribe. > > -- > Cheers, > Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
