Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well Mark, In answer to your question, Mike is shooting with an M6 classic, with a 35/2 Summicron if I am not mistaken. Stephen Gandy Mark Rabiner wrote: > Jeff Moore wrote: > > > > Thanks for passing that on. I've always enjoyed Mike's writing, and > > appreciated what he has to say about pictures even (especially?) when > > I'm not drawn to the same pictures he is. His solid grounding in the > > literature of photographic criticism and theory was a refreshing > > counterpoint to the sometimes-aggressively know-nothin' postures of > > some of our LUG chume. > > Like Erwin for instance? What other low brow Leica users did he continually > conflict with? Me? > > After years of putting down Leica's as a rich mans camera on Compuserve Mike > Johnston came on to the LUG with decidedly mixed messages as to Leica use. > > This was right after naming the top cameras in his then magazine and not even > having Leica in the top ten!! Cameras you never heard of some guy started making > in his garage last year and will never see or hear from again were put way above > Leica. As a number of here today gone tomorrow toys. > > Give me a guy who puts his agenda on the table. I don't' think in his entire > time on the LUG he ever got around to actually using any Leicas himself. Not once. > And He browbeat us with a bunch of intellectual academic officious BS. > Convinced people to send him prints for him to judge for gods sake! I just about puked. > To find out if Leica pictures looked any better was that it? > And corrected our spelling when an argument didn't go his way. > His projects don't need to be day after day promoted here. It is decidedly off > topic. It is spam. > It is anti topic. > > We are not a bunch of anti-intellectuals here by far by I think that is obvious. > It seems that we are such a bunch of nifty guys (and gal) that people who would > not be seen dead with a Leica want to come on the list and BS with us. > A little flattering but not when they have an anti Leica hidden agenda. > > I'll take an Anthony or Oddmund anyday over a Johnston. > I'm real happy he's gone. And hate being constantly reminded about him now. > > Mark Rabiner > > Portland, Oregon > USA