Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Photodo ratings for 35mm Summilux -MASPH and 50mmSummilux-M
From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 13:26:49 -0800
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Gentlemen and gentlewimmin folk!

The one thing that no one has touched on yet which amazes me,  is the
terrible waste of great picture taking time being used pounding the key
boards over this absolutely asinine set of numbers by these photowhatever
testers.

Look, there's only one person worth his salt who tests lenses Erwin Puts!
Any others are pretenders to the throne!

Given Sandy and I have spent the past 7 hours printing and it's just past
noon, I can only imagine how much film we could have shot having fun taking
pictures for fun or our livelihood, while many of you have been diddling
away your time trying to rationalize the logic's of this lens dodo thing.

Heck most of you could've shot a few test rolls of your own by now, made
prints and come to your own conclusions whether dodo is right or whatever.

Guys, guys, it's far more important to be taking pictures and making
interesting emotional images than head banging on this numbers crap. I
apologize to those of you who are bigtime into numbers and that it makes a
major difference as to which lens you buy or use, but I'm of a belief the
majority here are "picture takers" not number counters!

Numbers only mean something to some senior citizens, then there those who
don't give a flying hoop! So on that note, go forth, make images this day
and forever more. :-)
ted

Ted Grant Photography Limited
www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant

Ted Grant Photography Limited
www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant

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In reply to: Message from Tom Christiansen <tomchr@softhome.net> (Re: [Leica] Photodo ratings for 35mm Summilux -MASPH and 50mm Summilux-M)
Message from "Barney Quinn" <Barney.Quinn@noaa.gov> (Re: [Leica] Photodo ratings for 35mm Summilux -MASPH and 50mmSummilux-M)