Re: [Leica] One camera, one lens... John

[Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>]

John,

You and I are, what I call, very good LUG friends. You couldn't possible
offend me. I do enough of that for everybody. Discussions, things come out
the way they come out. You know from reading my stuff that sometimes the
way I say something is not always exactly how I meant it to sound. And I do
indeed understand that someone can want or need to make a radical change in
their style. It makes sense for them. It, at this time, doesn't make sense
for me. Perhaps I spoke too abruptly. I'll try to temper my comments.

Jim


At 08:07 AM 4/18/98 +0000, you wrote:
>Jim,
>
>Now I'm sorry if I've offended you.  You have been very kind to me frankly,
>both in response to my initial post on this thread, and also in recently
>helping me find a good repair person for my broken R6's.  You're also right
>that I shouldn't try to paraprase your comments, especially incorrectly ;-) 
>The editor of a local newspaper once told me "Never paraphrase.  Get the
>quotes right or don't quote at all."
>
>Please understand that, just as you have always tried to be forthright, I
>have been doing the same here.  Like Alf, I was simply reacting to your
>initial comment about "serious photography".  Your point, if I have it right
>this time, is that taking one lens (say a 50) just won't cut it -- for you. 
>No argument there.  I was simply trying to point out that a person could
>make a simple choice such as this, with good intentions and with good
>results.  Maybe not "great" results ... .;-)....Just kidding Mike and all
>you other 50mm users.  Personally, the 800mm/6.3 Telyt works best for me,
>when I'm not using the 15/3.5 Super-Elmar, of course  ;-)
>
>John McLeod
>