Re: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format

[Dennis Painter <dennis@hale-pohaku.com>]

Mxsmanic wrote:

> B. D. Colen writes:
>
> > Come on, Anthony, try really, really hard not
> > to be a total a** for a change.
>
> Why doesn't anyone just answer the question?  Why do my questions get personal
> attacks in response, instead of legitimate answers?
>
> Just what exactly is "brutal sharpness"?  If it has an objective existence, it
> can be explained, and that can be done without any resort to puerile invective.
>
> What I find here is that whenever I question something that appears to be pure
> mythology, I am assaulted by a tidal wave of emotional responses apparently
> intended to distract attention from the fact that there is no real-world basis
> for the myth (a tactic that doesn't work with me, in case you have not noticed).
> With respect to the question at hand, if Zeiss lenses are indeed "brutally"
> sharp (the implication being that sharpness is not a good thing), I'd like to
> see this quantified in some objective way.  I base my evaluations of equipment
> and images on objective information, not emotion, or myth, or hearsay, or
> good-old-boy networks.  It would be nice if other people here could grow up a
> little, drop the personal attacks against me, and just answer questions and
> discuss issues in an objective way.  It's tiring to deal with people who behave
> like spoiled children on a playground.  It doesn't exactly enhance the image of
> Leica, either, since a disproportionate number of Leica owners (if this list is
> representative) seem afflicted by this immaturity.

disproportionate to what?
n*k*n owners? c*n*n owners?

> No wonder the company and
> its customers get so much bad press (I'm just glad I pressed on with my
> discovery of Leica, anyway, despite the wailing children).
>
> I am unconcerned by all the off-topic bandwidth consumed by many others on this
> list--inane conversations concerning alcohol, war, politics, and the like--as I
> just skip anything that doesn't interest me.  Go ahead and ramble.  However, if
> you are going to respond to a post or question of _mine_, please keep your
> response on topic, and do not waste my time with some juvenile personal attack.