Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Michael I presume you do not attend press awards or, if you do, it is in heavy disguise with body armour. I personally know many pros whose intelligence is beyond criticism. Simon Michael Scarpitti wrote: > > > --- AWSteg <upstream1@mindspring.com> wrote: > > There is a place in this world for each of these > > tools. To argue about it > > is absurd! Would you argue about only using a hand > > saw made with German > > steel Vs a Dewalt power saw with an American Blade > > saying that "you are > > power saw." Please! The M6 is a great camera and > > the glass is great. The > > Contax G2 is a great camera with great glass and > > autofocus and motor drive > > and bracking. . .but, there are batteries involved > > and that can present a > > problem sometimes. The F5 or F100 are great cameras > > and I think the glass > > is not quite as sharp, but faced with a photographic > > problem or job that was > > better solved with an F5, I would choose the F5. > > Under the right set of > > circumstances the F5 would produce a better product. > > If the M6 was the > > correct tool, then the M6 would be the tool of > > choice, same with the G2. . > > ..or for that matter a digital camera. This Arian > > glass mindset gets tedious > > and unrealistic in my book. > > > It's Aryan, by the way, and I'm Italian. I wasn't > talking about M's either. I use SL2's, the best 35mm > reflex ever made. What I argued in my previous post > still stands. Find a group with a lower IQ (or lower > self-esteem) than professional photographers and I'll > eat my hat. I've worked with them. I know. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com/