Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dante - First, great shot at the top of the Hexar page. Second, contrary to the whining nonsense from some about the Hexar page or you being a troll, I find it to be an entertaining, useful, discussion of a photo equipment debate and the actual usefulness of a piece of photo equipment. Yes, some of it has been written somewhat provocatively, but then if it wasn't written that way it would seem out of place on the LUG. So I would ask those who are so outraged at the appearance of an intelligent discussion of the Hexar - If the Leica M is so totally superior to the Hexar, why the need to even acknowledge the existence of the Hexar and Dante's analysis of it? ;-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of dante@umich.edu Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 7:47 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] New Hexar RF page on my site > "dante@umich.edu" wrote: >> >> I have just finished a fairly extensive page on the Hexar RF. >> >> http://www.dantestella.com/technical/hexarrf.html >> >> Time... to... sleep. >> >> ------------ >> Dante Stella >> http://www.dantestella.com >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > I found this smack dab in the middle of it: > > > Leica users are too emotionally invested in their equipment to believe > that anything could be better. Leicas are expensive pieces of hardware. > Although some pros use them, the market is largely made up of rich > doctors and lawyers who feel like they have worked themselves silly and > want some leisure. They lack the time, training or inclination to muck > around with testing, and they want to buy something that they can be > confident will take the best possible pictures. The whole point for > them of buying a Leica is that there is nothing better. Nice try, Mark. It was followed by: Konica users are too emotionally invested in their equipment to believe that anything could be better. Konica has always enjoyed cult status among its users (especially of the SLRs or the autofocus Hexar). Hexar users have the same lack of time, training or inclination to do a lot of testing. They are largely fixated on the utilitarian, to the exclusion of enjoying the fine workmanship of 1950s and 1960s Leicas or seriously testing their gear. > > > > > The above is the only Leica information i could find on the page. > > A whole rabidly anti Leica page. Why he'd post it here i don't know. > > The ultimate troll. Who needs it? > > > > Mark Rabiner > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.markrabiner.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - ------------ Dante Stella http://www.dantestella.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html