Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] The perception of photographic quality
From: Alan Ball <AlanBall@csi.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 08:53:12 +0100

JeffS wrote:
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andre Jean Quintal <megamax@abacom.com>
> 
> [snip]
> >"We" take it for granted that others value quality,
> >but I'm 100% convinced it has to be *sold* at other
> >levels first so that the worker / professional
> >will not feel guilty [ ! ], allow oneself to enjoy [ ! ],
> >invest available marginal discretionary income [ ! ],
> >or work extra hard to eventually get at it [ ! ],
> 
> I'm convinced that most folks "can't afford" a Leica because they've
> convinced themselves too well that they "need" all manner of other junk.
> When you're frantically rushing about trying to pay for a load of crap that
> you "can't live without", how can you stop and notice those decisive
> moments? ;-)
> 
> My suggestion is not to work extra hard, but rather, to be more focused, and
> telling yourself that having a good camera and the time to really develop
> one's craft is important; more so than having call-waiting, call-forwarding,
> or a new 4x4 with leather seats and air, to replace the one that broke
> because no one had time to maintain it properly!
> 
> Jeff