Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am quoting here one of the sillier things I've ever seen mentioned ont his list, which is a real stretch considering what some of this list's subscribers have come up with over the years. The difference between "prosumer" and"pro-am" is tweedle dum and tweedle dee, as is the previous discussion on what is a "real" leica. It is all semantics and differences in your own minds, nothing to do with reality. No regulatory agency assigns these names, so they are entirely of your own defining, which makes the whole thing subjective and, therefor, a waste of argument. You can lay out some simple guidelines, however A "pro" camera is any camera used by a pro, is it not? That means if a pro needs a pinhole camera to get a shot, he finds a shoebox and some foil and makes himself a "pro" pinhole camera. If Leica wants to sell a shoebox with a red dot and a bit of foil and call it a "Leica" then it is. Whether it is a Leica you would choose to buy is something else again. But to know whether it is or is not a "pro" Leica pinhole means you need to know in whose hands it is to be used, do you not? just my 2 cents. c trentelman owner of many amateur Leica cameras, several nice pinhole cameras and a "pro" Parker pen ( I write for a living). In a message dated 8/24/03 12:54:32 AM, owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us writes: << There's a difference between 'prosumer' and 'proam' equipment. When Leica, Nikon, Canon come out with a digital 35 with just a few buttons for basics, that's a 'proam.' (Professional-advanced amateur); you can make up your own term. I arbitrarily call that type of camera a proam. It will be very light on bells and whitles but heavy on image quality, battery life and endurance. br >> - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html