Santa Wants to Know, Who Deserves a new Voigtlander Bessa R3A.

First of all thanks to Jorge and Steven for their wonderful genorsity to make someone happy this Christmas. I am only 3 months old in this community, and fairly new to RF photography myself. I don't know everybodys situation and I agree if there is someone that only has a P&S it would be nice to see them have one. But I have to say while reading Jorges thread, Ash was the person that came to mind. He is young and serious about the craft. He has talent, yet does so with not the best equipment. He even put up a makeshift darkroom I believe in the corner of his bedroom. He helps others and always commits on a thread. He sure has helped me!🙂 His blog is good too! So I nominate Ash.
 
shutterflower said:
I know who I want to vote for. A guy with no film camera and no money to buy one, but who really wants one and reads RFF afraid to post since he doesn't have a film rangefinder. He's a great photographer, but only uses a digital P&S because he doesn't have the money to spend the $1000 it takes to get a decent rangefinder.

and god help any of you who vote for someone who already has a camera...this should be a gift to the needy, not a popularity contest. Just my opinion.
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George you have my vote.


Kiu
 
I don't have a Bessa, but I have a few meterless cameras in usable condition. Personally I'd vote for a friend of mine, Lauren, because she's excited about rangefinders, but currently using the Zorki and Fed I had to sell her to fun my Contax!
 
By no means is this a popularity contest. but rather a vote on who you think needs it the most. If was a popularity contest I nominate myself 😀
 
oh, but Lauren is a lurker, she doesn't actually have an account here, so I nominate Jorge, cos I feel sorry for him having to use that digital P&S... i mean.... M8... 😀 😀
 
What do you think of this?

Instead of a poll, I get all of the names submitted and draw 1 lucky winner out of a hat. I could video the event and put it up as a file for all to see. Just a thought.
 
I'll nominate Ash also, if he shares the Bessa with his lurker friend Lauren. We could help TWO worthy folks with one camera.

As for popularity, I think most of us would vote for ourselves...
 
thats very friendly of you folks giving away a free camera...

what other forums would do that for there members not to many thats why i like this place its just a nice place to hang out...
 
well I dunno, if the name is picked out of the hat, is each name put in the hat as many times as it was voted for? Or does that succumb to greed/popularity?

not that I want that bessa or anythin 😉

in all seriousness the raffle kinda idea sounds best to me.
 
I commend the people setting up this give-away.
As for the method to give the camera to a person, I am thinking that there are people who are quiet and who may be better served this way :
Let each person nominate himself/herself discretely to Jorge, and then Jorge pulls one name out. It is advertised here that "needy people" should apply.
If we make it a popularity contest, there will be quite a few RFF needy members who will not dare to challenge the system.
This is just my opinion.


Raid
 
NIKON KIU said:
George you have my vote.


Kiu
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My nomination is for my cousin. He is a user on here, but doesn't own anything besides a Holga and a digital P&S. He doesn't have any cash for cameras at all, but lusts for my Bronica every now and then.
 
Ash said:
well I dunno, if the name is picked out of the hat, is each name put in the hat as many times as it was voted for? Or does that succumb to greed/popularity?

not that I want that bessa or anythin 😉

in all seriousness the raffle kinda idea sounds best to me.
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raffle is not the right way to do it because someone with plenty of gear and money could end up with the free camera. We need to all really think about who needs it AND deserves it AND will use it AND not sell it.

Not too many of us actually is around enough to be able to determine this. I can think of a few people who would be well served to receive a gift camera.

No raffles.
 
raid said:
Let each person nominate himself/herself discretely to Jorge, and then Jorge pulls one name out. It is advertised here that "needy people" should apply.
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Not a bad idea at all. Perhaps a "why I want the Bessa in 60 words or less" kind've thing: "I am suffering terribly from GAS, yet have no money to treat it and no camera to show how horribly swollen it makes me." With Stephen and Jorge to determine the result.

That kind've puts it back on them, though, and they've already been exceptionally, over-the-top, wonderfully generous. Perhaps have all the mods look, and vote?

...Mike
 
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