Dear All,

I'd like to mention two new clubs that I have started for the benefit of Leica SLR users. These are the Leica R Club in Yahoo and the Leica Reflex Forum in Topica. Anyone interested in joining is welcome. Details are set out below. [Please note that I have added * to words like 'sub*scribe' below, to avoid possible complications with the server]

For the Yahoo Leica R club, the URL is: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/leicar. To sub*scribe, click on the "join" link in the upper-right-hand side of the page. Note that you cannot receive emails from this club; on the other hand, there is a place where you can upload scanned photographs. It's got off to a slow start, with only 6 members more than a week after it was created.

For the Topica Leica Reflex Forum (LRF), if you go to the following URL: http://www.topica.com/lists/leica_reflex_forum/prefs/info.html you will see the following screen:

List Information

List Name Leica Reflex Forum (LRF) Purpose: A forum for users of Leica single lens reflex cameras. List Type: Unmoderated discussion Subscription: Does not require owner approval Archive: Readable by sub*scribers only Created: Dec 05, 2000 Owner: Ray Moth To Join: Sub*scribe here, or send an email to leica_reflex_forum-subscribe@topica.com To Post: Send mail to 'leica_reflex_forum@topica.com' Stats: 18 sub*scribers / 1 message per day Categories: New Lists

As it says, 5 lines from the bottom, to join you can either click on the word Sub*scribe or send a blank Email to the subscription address. The posting address is used only for submitting posts to the list, after you have already sub*scribed. Also, in the preferences, you can state whether you'd rather receive individual emails of posts or the daily digest; alternatively, you can view the messages on-line without having to receive emails at all (not very convenient in my experience).

I'm afraid I've found the information/guidelines in Topica a bit scattered and not too clear: it seems not to follow the KISS principle. However, it does work if you persevere (even *I* managed to join the Leica Enthusiasts' Group (LEG) in Topica, after some acrobatics) :-) BTW, there are already 27 members even though the LRF was created less than 48 hours ago.

Regards, Ray Moth

-- Ray Moth (ray_moth@yahoo.com), December 07, 2000

Answers

Dear All,

An update:

The Leica Reflex Forum (LRF) in Topica now has 75 members, has growing at the rate of approximately 2 new members per week and is quite active. The membership includes a number of very experienced, knowledgable (and friendly) users of Leica SLR cameras. I recommend it to anyone interested in joining a forum on Leica SLR gear.

The Leica R club in Yahoo has grown to 20 members. However, the activity there is rather low and I've been encouraging its members to join the LRF, which I think they might find more interesting and enjoyable.

Regards, Ray

-- Ray Moth (ray_moth@yahoo.com), May 15, 2001.