Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/12

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Subject: To beat or not to beat?
From: dannyg1@IDT.NET (Danny Gonzalez)
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 05:15:51 -0400 (EDT)

>
>The only "value factor" I'm ever concerned about is that they function the
>way I
>expect them to. If you relate to them as a book, the cover may look nice but
>it's whats inside that really counts! :)

Ted,

When I was younger, my father made a gift to me of a gleaming Pentax LX,
which I promptly made hard use of. Three months after I had started using
it, it looked so sad, I was embarrassed to show it to my father. I was
saddened that I had given in to a social 'status' imperitive, at the
expense of showing some respect for my fathers generosity. Since then, I've
lamented every scratch, every mark and every flaw on all of my cameras.

I'm not writing this to chastise you your point of view; I just thought
that I might speak-up for those of us who feel that there's no point in not
taking extreme care with (what some perceive as) precious tools.

Tomato?,
Danny Gonzalez