[Leica] anti-leica

[bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen)]

I would hardly suggest that you and Doug are fan boys - you're serious
photographers who use Leica gear. And my initial point was precisely that
given the number of folks hanging Leica glass on Canon bodies, the key to
Leica's survival may be in making that glass more appealing to owners of
non-Leica systems.

As to not having used the gear - I chose not to go the R8-9 route because
after handling the camera, the ergonomics and feature set were very
unsatisfying to me. Quite obviously, given the relative success of the M
system versus the sales curve of the R system, many other potential users
feel similarly - although for those who do use it, it is obviously ideal.






On 8/25/05 2:05 PM, "george lottermoser" <imagist@imagist.cnc.net> wrote:

> As to my being "anti-Leica," that one is as old and tired as my criticism
> of the company.;-) I am not anti-Leica, I am simply not a fanboy.
> 
> B.D. - I did not say, "B.D. is anti-Leica." I tried to suggest that your
> choice of language and timing regarding the company and it's products 
> "sounds
> like anti-leica mantras." And I don't think folks, like Doug, and many 
> other
> of us who are looking for tools to achieve results qualify us as 'fanboys' 
> or
> 'die-hards.' Obviously many of us have no problem hanging Canon behind 
> Leica
> glass, or hanging non Leica glass on Leica bodies. That's why your mantras
> ring hollow. We're all on this list because we've used Leicas, respect the
> gear, when due, and dis it when it doesn't live up. But don't put down what
> you haven't used. And don't put down users who find it fitting their needs.
> Even if those needs are simply to collect the stuff. I'm not a collector. 
> I'm
> a user. But I've had some fun looking over some collections. And when we 
> users
> do burn the stuff up, or drop it over the side of the boat. I, for one, 
> will
> be glad someone collected the piece I'd like to replace.