Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Devil's advocate
From: Bernard <5521.g23@g23.relcom.ru>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 22:29:55 +0300

Anthony Atkielski wrote:

> > The biggest problem with the M6 is not that it is a bad
> > camera (it's a great camera, and progress will not alter
> > that fact), but that it has stood still for too long.
>
> This statement seems to contradict itself.  The M6 is a great camera,
> and progress will not alter its greatness--but it must not stand
> still?  Why can't it remain the same if it is a great camera and is
> destined to remain so?  It's either great, or it isn't.

It's gear, a tool. Unlike (ideal) art, tools are not timeless. Otherwise
we'd still be contently living in the stone age. Some of those
cave-drawings are actually quite nice. But I prefer a camera.

Bernard