Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Doug, That's why I asked the question. Not to harangue anyone, but to see how people extolled Leica enthusiasm simultaneously with drooling over brand-x Leica knock-offs. Jim At 05:09 PM 1/13/01 -0800, Doug Herr wrote: >On Sat, 13 January 2001, Jim Brick wrote: > >> >> David, your argument doesn't make a whole lot of sense. You are saying that >> you only care about those types of photographs that you do often. Those >> that you do seldom, well, they can suffer lesser quality because... because >> of what? Aren't all photographs that you take of equal importance? Do you >> single out certain photographs that don't have to hold up to Leica standard >> while others must? >> >> I would be interested in hearing why the amount of use of a lens gets can >> possibly dictate the quality needed for the lens. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jim > >For me it's a resource allocation issue. For my wildlife photos (i.e., the ones I can sell) I won't use anything less than a Telyt but for family snaps, a Nikkor on an FG will do. If I were to replace the 43-86 zoom with an equivalent Leica Vario-R there's be no $$ left for film, mortgage, groceries, etc. > >Doug Herr