Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --------------69834D2F279104DB9BFEA7AE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This message was send once before, but I received an rrror message, telling me it was not send.. I am sending it again. Horst Schmidt > Dr. Joseph Yao wrote: > > Snip: > > Perhaps the title of the magazine says it all: > 'AMATEUR Photographer'. > > Dr. Joseph Yao, > > I agree with most of your comment about the Amateur Photographer > magazine. > > However I strongly disagree with the meaning ofyour last sentence. You > are inferring, that amateurs are of lower standards and of inferior > capabilities as the Professionals. > > I suppose you are considering your self as professional. It is true, > that in some fields, the professional is to be preferred. E.G., I don't > think I would like to be operated on by an amateur brain surgeon. In > other fields however, to be an amateur is not necessarily a sign of > inferiority. For example, in the field of astronomy, more comets and > stars have been detected, then by professionals. I suppose you don't > watch the Olympic games, because most of the athletes are, or are > supposed to be, amateurs. In the Photographic field, I don't believe, > contrary to you as it seems, that an amateur is not able to > differentiate between a good or an inferior camera, or picture. On the > contrary, an amateur can often afford to experiment and try , whith out > having to worry, if the result is negative, where the next pay comes > from. A professional often does not have this privilege, because of time > restraints. I also don't think, despite your professionalism, that you > grasped the meaning of the publication, behind the title Amateur > Photographer. The title does not, and I repeat > not, refer to the Staff of the magazine. It refers to the readers of the > magazine. Are you calling all the readers, simple?. The Editorial staff > are most probably professionals.They are surly professional journalists > and included are surely quite a few professional photographers. It just > shows you, just because one calls himself a professional, does not mean, > you produce a professional product. > I suggest therefore, you apologize to all the amateur LUG members. Maybe > you would prefer that the LUG turns in to a Professional only forum. > Without a mixture, the LUG would bee doomed. It would turn in to a forum > where the members bore each other to death. > > Horst Schmidt > > NB. I am in no way affiliated with, or have shares, or a brother or > uncle, in the" Amater Photographer" publication. - --------------69834D2F279104DB9BFEA7AE Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML> <TT>This message was send once before, but I received an rrror message, telling me it was not send..</TT> <P><TT>I am sending it again.</TT> <P><TT>Horst Schmidt</TT> <BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>Dr. Joseph Yao wrote: <P>Snip: <P>Perhaps the title of the magazine says it all: <BR>'AMATEUR Photographer'. <P>Dr. Joseph Yao, <P>I agree with most of your comment about the Amateur Photographer <BR>magazine. <P>However I strongly disagree with the meaning ofyour last sentence. You <BR>are inferring, that amateurs are of lower standards and of inferior <BR>capabilities as the Professionals. <P>I suppose you are considering your self as professional. It is true, <BR>that in some fields, the professional is to be preferred. E.G., I don't <BR>think I would like to be operated on by an amateur brain surgeon. In <BR>other fields however, to be an amateur is not necessarily a sign of <BR>inferiority. For example, in the field of astronomy, more comets and <BR>stars have been detected, then by professionals. I suppose you don't <BR>watch the Olympic games, because most of the athletes are, or are <BR>supposed to be, amateurs. In the Photographic field, I don't believe, <BR>contrary to you as it seems, that an amateur is not able to <BR>differentiate between a good or an inferior camera, or picture. On the <BR>contrary, an amateur can often afford to experiment and try , whith out <BR>having to worry, if the result is negative, where the next pay comes <BR>from. A professional often does not have this privilege, because of time <BR>restraints. I also don't think, despite your professionalism, that you <BR>grasped the meaning of the publication, behind the title Amateur <BR>Photographer. The title does not, and I repeat <BR>not, refer to the Staff of the magazine. It refers to the readers of the <BR>magazine. Are you calling all the readers, simple?. The Editorial staff <BR>are most probably professionals.They are surly professional journalists <BR>and included are surely quite a few professional photographers. It just <BR>shows you, just because one calls himself a professional, does not mean, <BR>you produce a professional product. <BR>I suggest therefore, you apologize to all the amateur LUG members. Maybe <BR>you would prefer that the LUG turns in to a Professional only forum. <BR>Without a mixture, the LUG would bee doomed. It would turn in to a forum <BR>where the members bore each other to death. <P>Horst Schmidt <P>NB. I am in no way affiliated with, or have shares, or a brother or <BR>uncle, in the" Amater Photographer" publication.</BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML> - --------------69834D2F279104DB9BFEA7AE--