Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have been monitoring this group no for about six months, and while I have been a silent member, I feel that I have to respond. After reading post after post of Leica minutia, I too am a little fed up, as I am sure Fred was. Sure, I find it interesting that there is a tiny difference between lenses, but by my count in the last 2 months there have been over 60 postings on 35mm lenses alone! What Fred and others have said is true. Most people, including most Leica users could not tell the difference between the 35 mm lenses. Certainly you can't with a 4X6 print. What is so offensive about this comment? Few could really refute its truth. Some need the special qualities of a particular lens or camera. Others buy these same lenses simply because they are some of the best lenses ever made, but NEVER even come close to using their full potential. Hurray for both types. We should keep this in perspective--it does seem to me that many of the group are far more concerned with the equipment than with using the equipment. The joy of using Leicas is that you can be a collector AND a photographer, but as someone who has bought, traded, used, and sold several Leica M, R, SM systems, I think that the key is that the two should be balanced. Certainly more balanced than this group has been lately Jason Tetzloff Department of History Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 98225 leica1@cc.wwu.edu