Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] re: Photographic skills
From: Christer Almqvist <christer@almqvist.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 10:36:53 +0100

>>>>>>>>>>>
>Now Mike will try to show that his setup is relevant for allowing
>conclusions of an empirical nature, as opposed to a scientific one.
>Well if that were the goal, there is no need to proceed, as it has
>been established countless of times since 1925 that in many instances
>pictures taken with Leica equipment cannot be identified as such.
><<<<<<<<<<
>
>I'm missing something here. If in real-world photography, using a camera
>and lens the way I'm going to use it day in and day out, I will not be able
>to tell the difference between a photo taken with, say, a $2000 50 mm
>Summilux and a $300 50 f/1.4 Nikkor or EOS, why in heaven's name should I
>-- or anybody not made out of money -- spend $1700 more for the Summilux?
>Because a bench test says the $2000 lens is better? Baloney!

By spending the extra money I feel I can not blame the equipment for bad
pictures. There is no discussion about it. It is all my fault when things
do not turn out like I wanted. That is worth the money. The bucks stops
here.