Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]People attack his position, but I rarely see them refute his opinions. I value his judgements above most others, and above all others in popular magazines. When he steers me wrong, I'll bitch. Not until. Jeffery > As far as the Lens testing thing goes i CAN'T see how a lens tester type > could ply their trade if they had to buy every lens they tested. I think > they'd have to appear trustworthy enough to have these companies lend > then their glass not looking klutzy like they'd scratch a front or rear > element or drop the thing. > > Leica sends me a lens what does that mean? > That means WORK! Exacting work. Hours and hours and hours crunching > numbers and finessing optical machines. OH boy! > > Fun if one lived to number crunch but every lens which comes in is a > whole lot of work. > Sure we can shoot some tress or beautiful people with the lens but in > the end we have to give it back. > Sorry folks but this to me sounds like a whole lot of not a lot of fun! > > Now if they GAVE You the lens THAT wold be something else I'd start > getting the other half of my brain back in shape; learn to use my Texas > Instruments calculator and think about becoming a lens tester! > > But ME i have no fun and enjoyment in handling other peoples gear. > What's the point? Its just a frustrating experience you cant use it to > make a significant contribution to your body of work. > > Erin I don't think is an independently wealthy Bon Vivant Leica toter > who is too cheap to pay for his own glass so he goes out and takes > optical engineering 101 and says a bunch of nice things about Leica > modern glass. > To do what he does the way he does it he'd have to be a committed > engineer-type, craftsman, and artist and probably a few other things I > don't know about but con artist is not it! > > We should appreciate the information Erwin gives us and not cast > aspersions on his integrity. > Me i think twice before i cast doubts on anyones integrity. > It's not a natural part of an argument or discussion with me. > I'd be quick to say or think someone is wrong headed or not real bright > before I call them a sociopath. > It's a little more intense that disagreeing with them on a point to put > it mildly. > It's not a small thing. And to do such things so quickly and glibly just > sounds like an immature thing to me. > > "How is it you do what you do?" should be an innocent question not a > condemnation. We assume everything is on the up and up until we find out otherwise. > > > Mark Rabiner > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.markrabiner.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