Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ------------ > >Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 00:25:27 GMT >From: chefurka@sympatico.ca (Paul Chefurka) >Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Intermediate aperture settings > >>> ... Now I'm getting fed up too! >> >>Wow! This thread started out as a simple enough question (from a >>Leica newbie), unambiguously stated, that could have benefited from >>a straightforward answer. The resulting voluminous traffic has been >>mostly of the self-important, intolerant, and factually questionable >>sort that is all too prevalent on the LUG these days. >> >>Why not just answer the question, or ignore it, but leave out the >>personal remarks and clever innuendo? I have to admire Anthony for >>staying with his question until he gets a satisfactory answer, and >>ignoring attempts to personalize the matter along the way. > >You're right, in fact. As the poster of the little slam that leads >off this post, I apologize to Anthony and to the rest of the LUG for >letting my irritation get the better of me. Anthony, I'm sorry I did >that. > >Things that seems so simple to those of us who have used Leicas for a >while may be totally unknown to someone coming from the current >environment of computer-controlled, motor-driven cameras. It's all >too easy to forget that we all started learning somewhere, and that >when we started we too did not possess more than the most basic >information about our new-found interest. > >The LUG is one of the greatest concentrations of Leica expertise per >square electron on the surface of this planet. If we want Leica >cameras to have an enthusiastic following until the M3's start to wear >out (around the end of the next century) it behooves us all to >remember that we are ambassadors both for the marque and for the art >of photography in general. > >While I have tried to answer Anthony's questions civilly and factually >both here and on r.p.e.35mm where he first started wondering about the >purchase, I must admit that recently I've let myself get somewhat >worked up over inconsequential issues. As civilized human beings we >should always strive to rise above those impulses, and on this >occasion I succumbed. > >I regret doing that, as it lowers the tone of the LUG (we've already >seen a couple of unsubscriptions as a result) and it is disrespectful >to someone who did nothing more than ask questions whose answers I >felt to be too obvious. Altogether not the right way to treat your >fellow man - especially one who has already shown the good taste to >buy an M6 and 35/2 ASPH to complement his Nikons. > >As an aside, Anthony, I must say I've been impressed with your ability >to maintain your poise in the face of some of the things that have >been tossed in your direction recently. Those exchanges reflect far >better on you than they do on your antagonists. > >Paul Chefurka > ############### I have sympathy for a victim but just a question : why did Anthony get the sack from the Nikon users group ? Dominique Pellissier