Re: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format

["Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@hotmail.com>]

B. D. Colen writes:

> Come on, Anthony, try really, really hard not
> to be a total a** for a change.

Why doesn't anyone just answer the question?  Why do my questions get personal
attacks in response, instead of legitimate answers?

Just what exactly is "brutal sharpness"?  If it has an objective existence, it
can be explained, and that can be done without any resort to puerile invective.

What I find here is that whenever I question something that appears to be pure
mythology, I am assaulted by a tidal wave of emotional responses apparently
intended to distract attention from the fact that there is no real-world basis
for the myth (a tactic that doesn't work with me, in case you have not noticed).
With respect to the question at hand, if Zeiss lenses are indeed "brutally"
sharp (the implication being that sharpness is not a good thing), I'd like to
see this quantified in some objective way.  I base my evaluations of equipment
and images on objective information, not emotion, or myth, or hearsay, or
good-old-boy networks.  It would be nice if other people here could grow up a
little, drop the personal attacks against me, and just answer questions and
discuss issues in an objective way.  It's tiring to deal with people who behave
like spoiled children on a playground.  It doesn't exactly enhance the image of
Leica, either, since a disproportionate number of Leica owners (if this list is
representative) seem afflicted by this immaturity.  No wonder the company and
its customers get so much bad press (I'm just glad I pressed on with my
discovery of Leica, anyway, despite the wailing children).

I am unconcerned by all the off-topic bandwidth consumed by many others on this
list--inane conversations concerning alcohol, war, politics, and the like--as I
just skip anything that doesn't interest me.  Go ahead and ramble.  However, if
you are going to respond to a post or question of _mine_, please keep your
response on topic, and do not waste my time with some juvenile personal attack.