Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R8 vs. Nikon D1x
From: Dennis Painter <dennis@hale-pohaku.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 07:38:37 -0800
References: <MBBBJHIBKCKEAEOKKBPOCEOGCEAA.bdcolen@earthlink.net>

Try as I might I don't see him "setting up a strawman, knocking it down and
leaving the R8 standing"

I don't know Nigel. I did think the post sort of came out of nowhere, but don't
a lot of post here do that?

I don't know, maybe you just don't want DEALERS to post on this list.

Dennis

"B. D. Colen" wrote:

> Nope.
>
> I know I am viewed as a 'bit' of a raving wildman at times - well, probably
> quite often. But given all the thrashing about at one point or another about
> commercialism on the LUG, about Ebay, etc., I don't know that my response to
> Nigel's sales pitch was at all out of line. No, he didn't say "I am selling
> R8s and this is the price." Instead, he set up a strawman, knocked it down,
> and left the R8 standing. This wasn't you making the comparison, or some
> other LUGer with no financial interest in the outcome of the comparison'
> this was a DEALER - someone whose meals and rent/mortgage depend upon the
> number of Leica cameras he sells.
>
> So should a LUGer - including a dealer - respond off-list to someone who
> expresses interest in perhaps purchasing a particular lens? Why not. Let's
> just skip the on-line not-very-subliminal sales pitches.
>
> And, BTW, I have nothing against Nigel. I don't know Nigel. I assume Nigel
> is a great guy personally and a great guy to do business with.
>
> B. D.

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