[Leica] number of users, dentists, Leica users.

["Bryan Willman" <bryanwi@seanet.com>]

There are some really hard lessons from
motor sports that apply very directly here.

It costs a wad of money to buy a Lecia system.
(It costs a wad of money squared to run a race car.)

If you don't know at least a little about what
you are doing, you will get really poor results.
(At least the Lecia user is unlikely to injure themself.)

The techniques that make it hard to start out aren't
the ones that make you great.
(Figuring out the aperture ring is essential, but
 it has very little to do with vision, persistence,
 managing your fear, or carrying through.

 Just like shifting a crash-box or figuring out
 what the brake bias knob does are essential
 to racing, but aren't the keys to going fast
 or winning.)

If enough people are driven away, there won't
be enough left to hold a quorum in the field.

Racing is full of people who buy a race car,
go racing, have a bad time, get yelled at or
looked down on, leave.  Then, people wonder
why there are races with only 3 cars.

Racing suffers from a shortage of good schools.

I am very glad to hear somebody is teaching
about Leica's, and focusing on the things people
really need to know to get a good start and make
forward progress.

bmw