Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/09

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Subject: RE: Re: [Leica] Full circle with Nikons
From: Phong <phong@doan-ltd.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 13:01:23 -0400

LOL.  

B.D., I wasn't particulary disagreeing with anyone
about anything.  Someone said something that reminded
me of something else I vaguely remember from somewhere else.
That's all.
Cheers,

- - Phong

bdcolen wrote, seemlingly in exasperation:
> Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrg!!!!!!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Phong
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:55 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: Re: [Leica] Full circle with Nikons
> 
> 
> Canon's are more Leica (and Nikon's are more Contax), no ?
> Not that I am up to the current erudition of camera historia.
> 
> - Phong
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of bdcolen
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:24 AM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: RE: Re: [Leica] Full circle with Nikons
> > 
> > 
> > Yes, Doug - You use Leica reflexes and their feature set is ideal for 
> > your work - which is what is important. But the vast majority of the 
> > world's professional photographers who use reflexes do not use 
> > Leicas...even though many could if they choose to - they use Nikons 
> > and Canons. Nikons and Canon's are both "Leica like" in that they are 
> > inarguably high quality photographic tools that make it possible for 
> > photographers to produce world class images. And what is more 
> > important than that? In term of rangefinders, of course, it is an 
> > entirely different story, because there are no "Nikons" or "Canon's" 
> > in the rangefinder world - there are only Leicas. ;-)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Douglas 
> > Herr
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 10:57 AM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: Re: Re: [Leica] Full circle with Nikons
> > 
> > 
> > Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Nikons are very Leicalike. (Especially the F3)
> > 
> > debatable... they use film and can be used to make pictures ... in 
> > this respect yes they are like Leicas.
> > 
> > 
> > Doug Herr
> > Birdman of Sacramento
> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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