Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nigel, Trial before purchasing is far from being always possible. The best that was ever offered to me here in Brussels was to pass one film through demo or 2nd hand hardware and shoot in the shop. Hardly testing conditions. OTOH, I've got to think real hard to remember purchasing 'bad' primes, whatever the maker. I'm sure the vast majority of buyers rely on a cocktail of magazine tests, user recommendations, marketing rap and personal pre-conceptions when buying photo hardware. The Internet, specialised Web sites, Usenet and groups such as the LUG are great sources, both of information and intoxication... Alan N. B. Watson wrote: > > I don't see why. I've never purchased a lens without shooting it first, > and that's all I need to make a perfectly rational decision. > > Regards, > Nigel > > On Tue, 24 Nov 1998 07:27:57 +0100 Alan Ball <AlanBall@csi.com> writes: > > >So, stuck beteween the usage of the meaningless "awesome" qualifier by > >fanatical users, and the contradictions between the various test > >results > >from the various labs, we are condemned to make purchasing choices > >that > >might not always be the most rational ones. > > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]