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: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 07:53:26 -0700
References: <Pine.SOL.4.44.0205081027490.17449-100000@xexex.gpcc.itd.umich.edu>

or me....

once again we are running the risk of looking at the hole rather than the bagel....(
reminds me of one of Kirk Tuck's interesting images...  ;-)   )  Steve


>
> 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
> ------------
> 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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