Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, I softened that section up after I read Mark's comments. It wasn't entirely fair to lay all the blame on doctors and lawyers (like me). Cheers - ------------ Dante Stella On Wed, 8 May 2002, Steve Barbour wrote: > > > > "dante@umich.edu" wrote: > > > > > > I have just finished a fairly extensive page on the Hexar RF. > > > > > > http://www.dantestella.com/technical/hexarrf.html > > > > > > Time... to... sleep. > > > > > > > I found this smack dab in the middle of it: > > > > > > Leica users are too emotionally invested in their equipment to believe > > that anything could be better. Leicas are expensive pieces of hardware. > > Although some pros use them, the market is largely made up of rich > > doctors and lawyers who feel like they have worked themselves silly and > > want some leisure. They lack the time, training or inclination to muck > > around with testing, and they want to buy something that they can be > > confident will take the best possible pictures. The whole point for > > them of buying a Leica is that there is nothing better. > > > > ****the actual from Dante section reads this way.... > > Leica users are too emotionally invested in their equipment to believe that anything could > be better. Leicas are expensive pieces of hardware. Although some pros use them, the > market is has a fair number of other professionals who feel like they have worked > themselves silly and want some leisure. They lack the time, training or inclination to > muck around with testing, and they want to buy something that they can be confident will > take the best possible pictures. The whole point for them of buying a Leica is that there > is nothing better. > > Konica users are too emotionally invested in their equipment to believe that anything > could be better. Konica has always enjoyed cult status among its users (especially of the > SLRs or the autofocus Hexar). Hexar users (which also include doctors, lawyers and > hobbiests) largely suffer from the same lack of time, training or inclination to do a lot > of testing. They are largely fixated on the utilitarian, to the exclusion of enjoying the > fine workmanship of 1950s and 1960s Leicas or seriously testing their gear. > > controversial..of course, note the subtle differences....as they say " the devil is in > the details".......Steve > > > > > Mark Rabiner > > Portland, Oregon USA > > http://www.markrabiner.com > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html