Re: [Leica] was Galen Rowell now tools...

["Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>]

David,
You got suckered in on that Sterling Moss story to think that a brick truck
weighing at least 4 tons, high center of gravity, lousy brakes and maybe 150
horsepower is going to come within a 'few' seconds of purpose built race
cars that weigh maybe 1500 pounds, low center of gravity, excellent brakes
and at least 400 horsepower.......well I hope you get the point.
steve
Annapolis
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>From: "David Medley" <dmedley@whidbey.net>
>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Subject: [Leica] was Galen Rowell now tools...
>Date: Thu, Sep 9, 1999, 5:48 PM
>

>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Jeffcoat Photography <jeffcoatphoto@sumter.net>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Galen Rowell
>
>
>> Mark: I don't think it's a matter that the tools don't count it's a matter
>that a
>> master can work with any tool and get the results (however frustrating the
>> experience), but a great tool in lesser hands is no guarantee of great
>results.
>
>
>I believe it was the English race driver Stirling Moss who once got into
>this argument with someone. I don't remember all of the details, but the
>gist of the story is that he took a brick truck (literally a brick truck)
>out on the race course and came within very few seconds of the record at the
>Brands Hatch (SP) raceway. Proving once again that a master is a master
>regardless of the tool in his hand.
>
>Also, didn't Irving Penn once shoot a job with a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye to
>prove a point?
>
>Cheers,
>David Medley
>Whidbey Is.   WA
>USA
>dmedley@whidbey.net
>