Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 3/19/06 7:57 AM, Chandos Michael Brown at chandos@cox.net wrote: > I want to weigh in very briefly on the B.D./Olympus thread. > > I may have been among the first luggers to follow BD to the Olympus E1 a > couple of years ago. > > We corresponded at considerable length about the Oly body and lens lineup. > > BD's assessment of the strengths of weaknesses of the system was utterly > professional and disinterested, so much so, in fact, that I held fire on > the > E1 longer than I'd anticipated. The availability of the 11-22/2.8-3.5 > ultimately won me over, notwithstanding evident deficiencies of the E1 > body. > > On the other hand, I have no regrets making the purchase that I did. > > I know for a fact that BD has offered similar counseling to other luggers > interested in the system over the last couple of years, as have I. > > I'm perfectly comfortable with BD's position via Olympus, and I am > gratified > that someone whose photographic skill I admire and whose judgment regarding > gear I trust gets to play with this stuff and report back. > > Phil Asky [sic] at DPR does not, in my opinion, bring anything like BD's > balanced critique to the Olympus E system when it comes to reviewing the > equipment. > > And now I'm off to make some images with my M4P and 50 'cron. > > Cheers! > > Chandos > > And yet B. D. was perfectly willing to slam a Leica product he'd never tested and hadn't even been released. As it has turned out the product that B. D. labeled 'vaporware' has turned out to be a slam-dunk in many ways. If he can stick with the facts all's well. It's his speculation - rarely labelled as such - that has caused me to discount his opinions. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com