Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]God, folks, I can't believe all of this "stuff." So much noise about so little! Where do you all get the time to persist in all of this? Regarding Erwin Puts: I feel that he is one of the few here who actually looks critically at the performance of the equipment in a comparative way. I, too, have taken that perspective over the years. It is time-consuming and demanding work, but it is the only way to determine if one lens outperforms another on the parameters being considered. If you are interested in those kinds of analyses, his reports are invaluable. If you are not, fine. But why not hold back the "bull" and save your energy so that you, too, can make a contribution to knowledge and practice in your own way as Erwin does in his? I, too, have been dispappointed over the years with Leica equipment now and then. It is terribly expensive. But I also have found that in photography, audio, cars and airplanes; all of the high - end gear is somewhat touchy, quirky and also potentially wonderfully rewarding. Bob Figlio