Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thomas, I agree it's not a perfect analogy. If you remember, I used the phrase "a bit like". However it's not just a question of speed. You must also consider the capabilities engendered by that speed. My point was that people are often far too narrowly focused on the equipment (whatever type of equipment that might be) and often miss the point or purpose of having the equipment. It's true that a lens in some way modifies the image coming through it. Perspective, angle of vision, depth of field effects, color shifts, etc show up in our photos as artifacts of the equipment. But no matter how well or how poorly the lense and camera body are designed and built (within certain limits of course) one can either take photos which communicate a powerful message or photos which although technically faultless don't say much at all. To return to my original analogy, this is akin to the writer who through technique (and due in some small measure to his equipment or other resources such as reference material) writes a technical perfect essay or novel, but one which doesn't really add anything to our existence;it neither edifies, nor enlightens, nor moves us in any way. I certainly know people who use computers for very mundane purposes. Some write, some use it as a communication tool to search the internet for all sorts of information which they think they need in their lives. Some of these people feel that whenever INTEL adds a few MHz to their clock speed or in some other way tweaks the chip architecture, they need to give their computer to their kids and go out and buy the newest one. All I'm saying is that much of this is wasted money. Bruce S.