Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, 09 August 2001, "Barney Quinn, Jr." wrote: > What > does sometimes annoy me is this. I don't at the moment subscribe to any > Nikon lists, Canon lists, or rec.photo groups, but I certainly have in > the past. I invite you to do an experiment. Get on these other lists. > Make some posts which extol the value of an R8 or an M6 while > criticizing an F5 or EOS 1v and just see what happens to you. Then come > back and raise these free speech issues again. > I had a private e-mail exchange with a well-known wildlife photographer who hadn't ever heard of the 400mm Telyt and insisted that his new-tech (sponsor's) lens was the only one capable of violating the 1/(focal length) rule for hand-held photos with long lenses. Rather than waste my time arguing with him I went outside and made more pictures. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/