Re: [Leica] blasphemy

[Tom Kumagai <kumagai@po.cnet-ma.ne.jp>]

Jim,

Now I see your point.

> I will continue to give my opinion on things photographic. I don't believe
> Mr. Yasuhara has much of a chance of success. Perhaps on the Asian market.

Yes I agree. I - sort of - feel the same way, but as he is going to manufacture
it.
100-a-month basis. Yes, limited to the hobbiests who really want/need them.

> But this is not a camera for serious photographers. You can get a Leica
> repaired anywhere in the world. You can buy accessories and lenses for
> Leica anywhere in the world. There is a world wide organization behind
> Leica, tens of thousands of people making their living manufacturing,
> selling, repairing, using, etc... Leica. Mr. Yasuhara's camera is nothing
> more than a novelty. As I said, for collectors and photo dabblers, not
> serious photography.

And, yes I think you are right. Leica truely is a professional equipment that
isserviciable almost anywhere in the world. and T981 would be for hobbiests -
amateur photographers who miss the taste of LTM lens and the simplicity of
Barnack Leicas, to which Mr. Yasuhara has set as his intended customers.

> So shame on you for not having an open mind enough to realize that people
> from different parts of the world see things differently.

Please get me wrong, your joke late you mention was too strong. As a Japanese,your
calling even Petri a "rip-off"really is annoying. Petri, which is nonexistent
cameras
now, used to produce good cameras for biginners, and some professional
photographers
who were amateurs and not so wealthy back then. They served so well as a
entry-point,
as I hear. Maybe the quality was not that good, it might have broken down some
times,
but it was not built for professional use. It's a cheap beginner's camera. Should
not be
a "rip-off."

> And as far as blasphemy goes... Webster defines blasphemy as "irreverence
> toward something considered sacred or inviolable" I doubt if my opinion

and please understand culturally speaking, for us, pride can mean life...

> PS... I truly wish Mr. Yasuhara all the luck in the world. I hope his
> product is a wild success. But I will not be a customer. And believe me, I
> know it's not a Petri rip-off... that was a joke. I didn't think anyone out
> there even knew what a Petri was. So lighten-up.

I am sorry that I did not understand you as I should. We were raised in quite
different
environments and have different viewpoints. Thank you for this opportunity to find
out
the differences. Hope we understand each other now.

Tom Kumagai