Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 8/29/01 3:24 PM, B. D. Colen at bdcolen@earthlink.net wrote: > Come on, JD - First off, let's talk about what a Yashica cost new v what > a Rollei or Hassy costs new... why? I've never bought any piece of Leica equipment new except for a baseplate. And I've lost a lot more money on used non-Leica stuff because it doesn't hold its value. > > Second - of course HCB used the best equipment available to him - but by > today's standards that equipment was pretty crappy, yet he produced some > pretty amazing images. crappy? what was crappy about it? most of the stuff he used I'd be happy to use today. > > And, having sort of played guitar myself, and knowing what it means to > move up from a Japanese knock-off of a Martin D-35 to a Martin D-35, I > would argue that there is a much greater, instantly discernable, > difference between the cheapo guitar and real quality, than there is > between brand X lens and Brand lens. Only to guitarists. Your average Joe Cassette Tape couldn't tell a Les Paul from a Rickenbacker, though you or I could with our eyes closed. Ditto lenses to photographers. I can spot what I think of as good tonality and bokeh and all the rest of it a mile off. > > As to "magnificent." For now I'll settle for solidly, and reliably, > "good," and I'm not ready to hang up my cameras. The good is the enemy of the best! Whatever that means. - -- John Brownlow http://www.pinkheadedbug.com ICQ: 109343205