john_elder1 Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 As described below Wengton Lin lost his M6 + 35lux 3 weeks before his wedding. What a bummer!!Lets make him happy. How about 30 of us pledge 100.00 apiece to Lin, making the pledge as a reply to this thread. I am sure there are 30 people here who can afford 100.00 for this cause. Remeber, this is not just a lost camera, but a loss which can't help but effect his feeling at his wedding. Each of us can then send directly to Lin the 100.00. I think this is agreat idea! I pledge that I will send Lin 100.00 towards the loss of his equipment.John Elder. P.S. Wengtong Lin, You are going to have to make available you address. Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew1 Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 I think this is a great idea. This is a community, albeit a weird one, and there's a precedent around here for such kindnesses. However, I am nowhere near fortunate enough to be able to pledge $100. I can't afford more than $10. Are there nine other folks out there who will help make up one of the 30 hundred dollar donors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_.1 Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 My windshield cracked a couple weeks back... ; ) (sorry couldn't help it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_.1 Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 I can pitch in $10 as well...by the way it's Wentong Lin. I like that "morning scene" photo from his Mexico and Guatemala folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brambor Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 That would be something special for an internet community. He should make his Paypal available if he has one. $100 is too much for me but I could swing between $10 and $30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan d. chang Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 I would donate to other fundations who really need money, not a guy who can afford Leica. This is internet begger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awahlster Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Actually, The Canon FD group on Yahoo got together and bought a FTb-n had it CLAed and engraved to the founder of the group the whole thing took less then a month for me to put together and complete. And yes I know the differance in value between an M6 and lens and a FTb-n. But I wanted to point out the concept is not so unique. Our group also raised over $350.00 in one weekend to buy and ship a bunch of film and personal items to one of our group members in the National Gaurd who was on active duty in Afganistan who found out once he got there that Velvia 50 was the WRONG film. He thought he was going to a bright desert and ended up in a very a country with a lot of UV light when the sun shines and the rest of the time cloudly and dim. He was able to hit the internet only three times once two months after disappearing from the group to tell us what had happened to him, And twice to thank use. We haven't heard back from him in three months he's still busy. We put together the packages in less then a week which ended up setting him back up as well as his tent mate with film camera care items spare lens cap etc. He was able to give the 6 disposables we sent to guys who had no camera. They were then able to take pictures to send back to their families. The soap, tooth paste, gum, dental floss, wet ones, candy, etc. Was like a christmas gift to these guys. SO there are other photo groups who are a community. Just thought I should let you know.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_. Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 John: I thank you so very much but no, that's a crazy idea. As someone pointed it out, this will make me an internet beggar which I will hate to be one (please don't read the word "beggar" as a discriminatory term as I am a beggar myself but only in another dimension). Your thoughts of me are more than enough for me to bear and I will remember all of you and this event for life, promise. And thanks for everyone else who pledged to donate. That's unbelievable and incredible at the same time. But please do not donate to me as I am really not in the position to need this. If you really want to donate something, please donate to many organizations around the world that are fighting hungers and poverty. Or any humanitarian organizations or environmental organizations or...any organizations except NRA. I will be just as happy as I have gotten your money for knowing that you are thinking of me. That's really more than I can expect of you. As I said this over and over, I am fortunate to have known all of you and I am comforted by the knowledge of so many caring people in this community. I am grateful and thankful to have the privilege to be a good friend of yours. Thank you again for all the thoughts. You are already making me very happy and...very rich. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael s. Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Very classy, WenTong. I believe people here are eager to comfort you, offer you temporary gear and suggestions as to how you might locate yours, and help you out because you seem very much like the kind of guy who would do the same, were the shoe on the other foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_Es Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 John, Wentong, you're both my kind of guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_evans4 Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 <p>WenTong, I'm very sorry to hear of your loss, particularly because your photos (as shown here) are so good that they deserve the (expensive) best glass. It's wonderful if you can borrow another Summilux, but if this doesn't work out consider that f1.7 is only a squeak slower than f1.4 and that <a href="http://makeashorterlink.com/?P39712408">Dennis Couvillion says</a> that his photos with the CV Ultron 35/1.7 (which I guess costs very much less than the Summilux) "definitely have that old Leica 'glow', similar to images taken with my old 50mm Elmar screwmount lens".</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Good for you, Wentong, a sensible answer to a not very well thought out idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_white2 Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 OK Wentong. I don't like the NRA either. I'll send a donation to Gun Owners of America instead. Unlike the NRA, they actually do believe in a citizen's right to bear arms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_chan5 Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 <i>or...any organizations except NRA</i> <p>There are far worse organizations than the NRA. To me, my NRA and ACLU memberships are motivated by the same principles. I also just ponied up money to the John Kerry campaign - I must be quite an evil bloodthirsty person... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsr Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 I'm pretty sure that Mr. Kerry isn't about to give any aid or comfort to the NRA, friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopher. Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 What's wrong with the NRA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 I was an NRA member for many years and have no regrets, I still own guns. I was also a member of ASMP for many years and still own cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald_macklin Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Wentong ,your altruism is most inspiring.I'll be donating your(my) $10.00USD to the PETA(People Enjoying Tasty Animals). don. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesrani Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Nothing wrong with the NRA so long as they stay in America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsr Posted April 18, 2004 Share Posted April 18, 2004 There's NOTHING wrong with the NRA, lest I be misunderstood. The NRA will have to stay in America, as the rest of the victims in the Western world have been effectively rendered defenseless by government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w_t1 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 <p>John Kerry, now there was a great president. Lol.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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