Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] New Hexar RF page on my site
From: Dante Stella <dante@umich.edu>
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 10:28:24 -0400 (EDT)

Steve, I softened that section up after I read Mark's comments.  It wasn't
entirely fair to lay all the blame on doctors and lawyers (like me).

Cheers
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Dante Stella

On Wed, 8 May 2002, Steve Barbour wrote:

>
>
> > "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.
> > >
> >
> > 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.
> >
>
> ****the actual from Dante section reads this way....
>
> 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 has a fair number of other professionals 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.
>
> 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 (which also include doctors, lawyers and
> hobbiests) largely suffer from 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.
>
> controversial..of course, note the subtle differences....as they say  " the devil is in
> the details".......Steve
>
>
>
> > Mark Rabiner
> > Portland, Oregon USA
> > http://www.markrabiner.com
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