Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Too much expendable income? Primitive need for love being vicariously filled by things? Sam S B. D. Colen wrote: > Youse guys are really amazing - Leica soups up the appearance of a > digital P&S - with specs identical to numerous cameras that have been > out for years - including chip dimensions, pixel count, lens specs, etc. > - to make it LOOK like an M or some such, and everyone goes berserk as > though it's the second coming. Haven't you even READ Leicas words? > > "Analog photography feeling conveyed by manual setting possibilities > directly at the lens" - FEELING! Not capability - not quality. FEELING. > It's all freaking PR/AD hype. > > And I love the "extra large picture storage card..." At 64 mg?! When > there are 4 GIG cards available Leica is calling 64 mg "extra large." > > Yes, it is VERY cool looking...But am I missing something, or is the > idea of photography to create very cool looking IMAGES with the best > tools available? > > B. D. > > Shaking head in bewilderment.....:-) > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html