[Leica] why did George threw a hissy fit?

["Sonny Carter" <sonc@sonc.com>]

And your point, George, who resigned from the State Department in protest?

> I think Tri-X is for wimps. I love what Tech-Pan does with my
> Noctilux, not to mention my medium format gear. I think most of the
> photos posted here are junk, but I haven't posted any of my own or
> commented on what's posted. I rarely print above 8x10, but I don't
> understand how 35 mm afficionados can think that an 8x10 35 mm
> can be as good as a 6x6 in 6x6?? Must be crappy lenses. Get
> Rollieflex Xenotar or Zeiss! And when is there going to be a decent
> discussion about filters??!? Doesn't anybody use filters to shoot
> clouds anymore? Is Red reserved for Ansel Adams? Or for some
> blipping place in the Rockies?? I think urban forests in the
> Northeast deserve consideration too. I think National Geographic
> photographers are not the only ones who know how to use Leica
> lenses. But where are the rest? Not on the UG! Is there something
> historically valuable about using a Leica? I think so, but I don't see it
> here. Politics? Get a backbone, please!!
>
> G.
>
>
> On 13 Jul 2001, at 17:44, Duane Birkey wrote:
>
> > As I remember it, Don was hounded, slandered and abused on the LUG
> > repeated by some guy over a CL that he refused to sell him or some
> > ridiculous grudge.....   then there was Fred Ward, Marvin Moss and a
> > bunch of other nice guys who didn't like on-line criticism..... anyone
> > see Charles Grodin's commentary on the subject on 60 minutes II last
> > night?????
> >
> > After looking through the last several days digests and wearing out my
> > page down key!!!!!!  Perhaps someone should summon Oddmund.... there
> > was a guy who could really inflame people's political and ideological
> > passions.....
> >
> > On second thought, possible threads that haven't come up in at least
> > the last 3 days...
> >
> > I thinking about buying a Mont Blanc pen.... is it really the finest
> > writing instrument???  I've heard good things about Tilley hats... are
> > they worth the money????  A friend of mine read on Steve Gandy's
> > website that the M3 DS was the finest M camera ever made but Erwin
> > Puts says the M-6 is the best, who's right???  I've heard that you
> > shouldn't put a UV filter on a lens as it might cause flare... but the
> > guy on the phone at B&H insisted I buy one...   I read that with the
> > progress made recently in digital imaging that film will be dead
> > soon....   But is digital photography really art?????  I heard that
> > the 50 DR Summicron is the best 50 ever made, but Popular Photography
> > say the Zeiss one for Contax is the best made.  I saw a picture of a
> > guy in a magazine with tape all over his cameras....  Do you think it
> > is a good idea to cover up the leica logo with tape, and what kind
> > should I use????   I bought a chrome M6 and I can't decide whether to
> > buy black lenses or chrome lenses.....  What kind of bag should I
> > buy?????  I want to buy a Noctilux, but I can't seem to find one made
> > in Germany... a photographer I know told me to avoid buying anything
> > Leica made in Portugal or Canada.... I've heard Voightlander is making
> > lenses for Leicas now?????
> >
> > My apologies to Steve, Erwin, Henry, Jim, B.D., Ted and Marc and
> > anyone else whose name was implied, excluded or otherwise represented
> > or misrepresented, quoted or mis-quoted in the above threads.  For
> > more information on any of the above.... please consult the LUG
> > Archives....  Actually it might be fun to do a FAQ for Michael Bell
> > with only the answers so that viewers could guess the questions.
> >
> > Duane Birkey
> > HCJB World Radio, Quito Ecuador
> > Duane's Photographs of Ecuador:
> > http://ecuadorphotos.tripod.com
> >
> >
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