Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sure, trolls are bad on any list. Scott Mark Rabiner wrote: >On 8/25/05 2:43 PM, "Scott McLoughlin" <scott@adrenaline.com> typed: > > > >>I don't take criticism too hard. Sometimes the recent "digital, get on >>the bandwagon or be left behind" chit chat really gets my goat (and I >>actually shoot a digital camera alongside my film gear). >> >>But often the harshest criticism can come from the most diehard >>(hence saddened or disappointed) fans. How much criticism of Leica's >>pricing moves over the last years probably comes from folks who might >>well most desire to have Leica products but find them out of reach? Or >>crit of Leica's level of digital (in)action might be a burning desire for a >>competitive digi-M or even just a desire to see the survival of the >>company? >> >>Maybe the only real "criticism" to worry about is complete indifference. >> >>Scott >> >> >> >There's a given given on a camera list that the participants have a moderate >amount of respect for the camera and actually occasionally use it. Or are >saving up for one. When one does not have then it just puts an off kilter >spin to the conversation. You're just trying to defend your system on the >most basic of levels as if to an outsider. A hostile outsider even. >Conversation on more intelligent levels about the subject at hand (Leica) >becomes difficult to squeeze in. >Its a given that you have a group of people with a common interest. Here >that interest would be Leica. Photography, baloney. Leica. I think if you >are shooting with a Leica you are doing photography. Stating the >obvious.... >A troller attacking a list is not news it happens everyday on lists all over >the internet. >They come and go. >Ours stays. >What this list would be like without this ever gnawing irritating diversion >is anyone's guess. We'd be twice the size for one.... > >Mark Rabiner >Photography >Portland Oregon >http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >