Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:
From: "Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi>
Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 21:23:34 +0200

Being - uh, well, elderly - I have to ask: wasn=B4t it Bob Dylan who on=
ce
sang "The times they are a-changing"? Raimo

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> From: Christian Becker <chribeck@mdc-berlin.de>
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Re:=20
> Date: 25. toukokuuta 1998 15:23
>=20
> Eric Welch wrote:
>=20
> >Stanadard comments? Hogwash. This is pure garbage. Leica is the thir=
d
>most popular camera line behind Nikon and Canon with professionals.=20
>=20
> Exactly what I meant with standard comment - Thank you ;-)
> Yes, Eric and in '59 Leica was the most popular camera line with
> professionals saying no to SLRs while all others said yes. You know w=
hat
> happened.
> And BTW the question was whether Leica should go AF or not. Most
> 'elderly', experienced LUGgers say no, but photogs grown up with
> motors/auto-exposure/AF shout yes. In some years the latter will form
> the majority.=20
>=20
> >Not that there's anything wrong with being elderly. :-)
>=20
> Right, but maybe with a certain mindset often observed with elderly.
> Just to cite THE BYRDS:
> '...step out of the new one if you can't lend your hand for the times
> they are a cha-angin...'. Sounds pretty practical.
>=20
> Hm, sorry nearly forgot to put some smileys in :-) :-) :-) :-)
>=20
> Christian