Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Think you have this right, Slobodan: - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Slobodan Dimitrov" <sld@earthlink.net> > The steep learning > curve of rangefinder shooting practise has more of an impact than the digital > revolution. I think that the achilles heel of the rangefinder is the > voluminous amount of time that one has to spend for even a modicum of > competency. > This current, and layered, generation of consumers just lacks the > ability for a long term investment in an activity ............or the patience and attention span. > This isn't wholly > their fault, ........and their fault is the "I want it now" mentality that, with the addendum "and without any effort on my part" afflicts so much of our population today. >as the excretion of modern products/things, is purposely > dumbed down to avoid any_stress_in the learning area. ..........my point exactly. Seth LaK 9 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html