Re [Leica] R state of the art?

["Alan Hull" <hull@vaggeryd.mail.telia.com>]

> Fr=E5n: adrian bradshaw=20
>=20
> Alan Hull wrote
> >Being a Leica user is like sitting in the back of a Rolls-Royce
listening
> >to an argument on the radio between Ford and Volkswagen owners.
>=20
> an unfortunate metaphor in the context of Volkswagen's bid for Rolls
Royce
> is it not?
 <snip>
>Youre attitude towards the
> Japanese sounds somewhat patronising=20
>=20

Adrian,
I had to laugh when I read your response because of the irony.  I
deliberatly avoided using Toyota and Honda in the metaphor to avoid charg=
es
of patronisation <?> and I fell in a hole.

However, since their early cameras (not just the lenses) were direct COPI=
ES
of Leica not to mention Bronicas copy of the Hassy I can be forgiven for
looking on their current models as nothing more than a development of the
original concept. =20

As for being patrinising.  Very few, if any, basic "inventions" have come
out of Japan.  They live in a copycat society fueled by their cloning of
cameras, cars, motorcycles, radios, televisions, ships, etc. etc. etc. Ev=
en
the kimono is being replaced by western dress. =20

The only reason computer and software manufacture is being kept out of
their cloning clutches is because the soaring progress has not quitened
down sufficient for them to copy something that the West will not outdate
in weeks. =20

You must be a very perceptive person Adrian, because I thought I had
disguised my disdain for Japenese products quite well.  I also apologise =
in
advance to any one on this international list if I have offended them.=20
Don't worry about it.  I'm unimportant, and so are my opinions.

Alan Hull