Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Charles E. Love, Jr....wrote >Second, I smell a whiff of racism in this sort of statement. Eric pointed >out earlier that it's objectionable to use the term "Jap." But entirely too >many Leica and Hasselblad fans carry with them the assumption that anything >European must be better than anything Japanese (witness the debate about the >origins of Leica zooms). Nonsense! Even if you don't like Canon and >Nikon's auto-everything pro SLR's, any Leica rangefinder lover who cannot >appreciate a Mamiya 6/7 ought to look at his/her attitudes! Hi Charles, You may want to sit down for this... Objectively, the Europeans make the best optics, automobiles, watches/clocks, model trains, camera bags and beer. Lets give credit where credit is due. The Japanese make the most sofisticated cameras and electronics. Regards, Bill Erfurth