Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm in photo retailing as well. I think Michael is right about the pros. All it takes is an AE-1 and a business card and you're in business. The only thing worse is a real estate agent on a budget. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Scarpitti" <mikescarpitti@yahoo.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2000 9:40 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Michael Scarpitti > > --- Henry Ambrose <digphoto@telalink.net> wrote: > > Michael Scarpitti wrote: > > >Thousands of pros don't know **** from shinola. > > >Stupidity multiplied thousands of times is still > > >stupidity. The average pro is a nit-wit with poor > > self > > >esteem who "has to" use whatever the latest guru > > uses > > >(Velvomita, F5's, etc.) just to assuage his > > feelings > > >of gross inadequacy and inferiority. > > and then he wrote: > > >It's Aryan, by the way, and I'm Italian. I wasn't > > >talking about M's either. I use SL2's, the best > > 35mm > > >reflex ever made. What I argued in my previous post > > >still stands. Find a group with a lower IQ (or > > lower > > >self-esteem) than professional photographers and > > I'll > > >eat my hat. I've worked with them. I know. > > and further: > > >Then why are all the lawyers, doctors and dentists > > >amateurs (I mean amateur photographers)? You wanna > > bet > > >which group has the higher average IQ? Wanna bet > > which > > >group has the higher average annual income? > > > > >Lawyers/doctors/dentists or professional > > >photographers? > > > > >Having spent some years in photo retailing, I'll > > take > > >the first group EVERY TIME! > > > > Michael, > > > > I suspect you would not say anything like this in > > person, to someones > > face. > > > > Would you please not do it on this list? > > > > Please think before you write. > > > > Herny Ambrose > > I happen to have had about 20 years experience in > photo retailing. I sold TONS of equipment to both pros > and amateurs. One of my biggest sales was to a > physician who was retiring in the near future. He > bought a Hasselblad and two lenses. He was a > delightful customer to work with, and a wonderful, > warm human being. > I recently saw him and he was happy as a clam, > Very few pros have left any sort of positive > impression on me. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com/ >