Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B. D. Colen rants in part:" > To be perfectly frank, anyone who does accept lesser quality from Lecia is > putting > the lie to all the rhetoric about the importance of Leica quality and > waiting for > Leica digital so that they could get the best out of their Leica lenses. > I can honestly say that *most* of the Leica equipment I have purchased over the years has been expensive, but very well made with optics second to none. Of course, I actually do my research FIRST by reading reviews written by real reviewers who have tested the equipment and KNOW of what they speak. Reviews written by pompous, bitter old fools who pick up their poison pens to post continuous invective and bile to enthusiasts lists in response to every product announcement by specific manufacturers or review by independent reviewers I find both amusing and Troll like! Pavlov, if alive today, would surely recognize your posts as truly Pavlovian! Pavlov rings a bell Fido salivates. Leica posts a product update Colen rants and raves! F. Riper posts a review in the Washington Colen raves and rants! Nothing informative or even new results; same old, same old!! > No, I don't expect them to leapfrog Canon and all, but if, working > withImacon, a leading manufacturer of 2 1/4 digital backs, they > can't at least match the high-end Canons and Nikons, they can't match the > best > digital 35s, they don't deserve to survive. > Interesting comment, in that it proves my point! Ha Ha! > Waiting for them to fall flat on their faces? No. Expecting them to? > I'll be pleasantly surprised if they don't, and I'll be happy for my > friends who have waited for this project to reach completion. > Ho hum. If you can't post a factual statement, why not post a baseless opinion or guess. > What you really ought to ask yourself is why, other than enjoying > watching Greg Lorenzo have a hissy fit, I'd care one way or > another how this or any other Leica project turns out. > After all, my name isn't Leitz; I don't own stock in the company; I have no > connection to companies that are competing with Leica. > I don't think they'd have you. I seriously doubt any company that became aware of your inane "Agenda" and antics on the list is looking for someone to represent them in any capacity other than representative "Fool" at the Annual Village Fool convention! > Frankly, Feli, I am simply an owner and user of Leica M equipment who is > observing > this drama play out. > When did you last use your Leica equipment since you posted sometime ago that you didn't use your Leica equipment anymore? After all you have that wonderful Olympus stuff they flipped you a dime to shill! > Unlike a number of you, I have absolutely no emotional investment > in the outcome - one way or the other. I just find all the nonsensical > heated comments about it amusing. > Keep posting to the list, you can die laughing